__________ is a style of jazz mixed with Roack & Roll and Rhythm & Blues.

____________ in music, as in art, focused on the creator’s impres­sion of an object, concept, or event.

_______________ is the compositional technique used when incorporating many of the characteristics of the classical period into musical compositions

Composer, Guessepi Verdi inherits a style of early nineteenth-century Italian opera known as ____________, which literally means “beautiful singing” and was intended to showcase the beauty of the human voice.

Composers during the 20th century invented their own instruments while others electronically transformed instrumental sounds. 

Many artists continue the tradition that started in the Romantic era where they dedicate their album to a single theme (like a break-up, a special time in their life, a traumatic event, etc.) This is known as a ____________, or a group of songs that treat a single theme or tell a story. 

Composer _____________ became obsessed with a lead actress in Shakespeare’s plays and wrote letters to her, longing for her love in return. Unfortunately, she did not love him back, resulting in him developing violent mood swings (manic depression). 

John Philip Sousa’s __________ is known as the official national march of the United States. 

In the 1930s, _________ were mid-to large-size ensembles that played swing. 

Composer Arnold Schoenberg invented a new style of singing called ____________ which is a kind of half-singing, half-speaking where the singer only approximates singing exact pitches.