In which musical style did Copland compose?  

  Which of the following excerpts from the “Hallelujah Chorus” of Handel’s Messiah features imitative polyphony, with the voices building from lowest to highest?   Excerpt 1   Excerpt 2  

  A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called  

  During the nineteenth century, titles such as “Prelude,” “Impromptu,” and “Intermezzo” were used for  

There is no mechanism available under the current budgetary system in Texas to shift monies between agencies or programs when the legislature is not in session.

  Which nineteenth-century composer’s entire output centered on the piano?  

  As a careful and methodical composer, Bach did not typically improvise at the keyboard.  

  Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?  

Because of limits in the Texas Constitution on how much debt the state can incur, Texas has the lowest debt of any state in the country.

  In the Act III quartet from Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, each of the four characters presents a different point of view—and thus each character’s singing style is slightly different. In which of the following excerpts do you hear Gilda lamenting her lost love (against the sonic backdrop of the other characters)?   Excerpt 1   Excerpt 2