Which operatic excerpt is an example of "simple recitative"?
a. "Possente spirto" from Orfeo
b. "A l'amara novella" from Orfeo
c. "Pur ti miro" from L'incoronazione di Poppea
d. "Funeste piagge" from Euridice
b
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In the seventeenth century, a Dutchman developed a technique for mezzotint, from the Italian for __________, in which the metal plate is worked over with a multi-toothed tool called a __________
a. middle tint; hatcher b. half-tint; hatcher c. half-tint; rocker d. middle tint; rocker e. multi-tint; hatcher
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Thinking of Herald Loomis as a contemporary tragic hero, which of the following is not true?
A. His name suggests that he brings redemption, that he is a herald of the light. B. He speaks a language that is poetic and charged. C. He is descended from royalty. D. He is larger than life.
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