The piano is technically a percussion instrument, since depressing the keys causes hammers inside the piano to strike the strings.

How did Walter Gropius's design for the Bauhaus building convey the dynamism of modern life?

A. The three large cubic areas had a balanced asymmetry. B. It used modern materials and technology in a traditional architectural form. C. It emphasized hand-crafted workmanship and aesthetic quality. D. It integrated the building's form organically into the surrounding landscape.

Although he worked in Venice, his first opera, and the first full-length opera, was composed in Mantua:

a. Caccini b. Giovanni Gabrieli c. Peri d. Monteverdi