Question 8
The people interviewed in the "Opera Fanatic" are mostly upper class and wealthy
True
False
Question 9
Librettists have traditionally been a respected writing career, considered to be the same level as
writers and poets.
True
False
Question 10
Which answer best describes melismatic writing?
1- several note changes per syllable
2- note changes every syllable
3- note changes every once in a while
4- polyphonic motets
Question 11
What two elements make up the most basic parts of an opera?
a- aria and recitative
b- overture and recitative
c- aria and overture
d- overture and interludes
Question 12
Which character in "Don Giovanni" is the "beta" to Don Giovanni's "alpha"?
1- Don Ottavio
2- Don Giocoso
3- Donna Anna
4- Donna Elvira
Question 13
Which era's singing style is jdentifiable by its gratuitous embellishments and improvisation
1- The Baroque
2- The Classical
3- The Romantic
4- The 20th Century
Question 14
Unlike operas in the baroque, romantic and classical operas had audiences, due to more people
having a disposable income.
1- democratized
2- upper class
3- lower class
4- middle class