Romantic operas often end in tragedy

In Lippi's Portrait of a Woman and a Man, the sitter points to ______________, which perhaps identifies the sitters

A. the Bible B. a wedding ring C. the town of Siena D. a heraldic device

The style of music that is known for using polyrhythms, syncopated bass lines and short vocal phrases (as typified by Sly Stone and George Clinton) is known as ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).