The Royal Academy of Architecture was founded in 1671 and the members established guidelines for architectural design based on a knowledge of what area being the basis of beauty?

The "virtuoso" orchestra, initiated by Mendelssohn, began flourishing

A) under composer-conductors such as Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. B) in mid-19th-century Italy. C) mainly in the Viennese courts. D) under Beethoven's direction.

Which answer correctly describes the type of scale sung by the soprano in the

listening example?

a. a diatonic major scale b. a chromatic scale c. a pentatonic scale d. a diatonic minor scale e. a blues scale