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Humanities Exam #5 Terms
Terms for the fill in the blank portion of Piazza's exam
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Undergraduate 2
12/14/2011

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Classical Music
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(more specifically) Music written in the European tradition during a period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830, when forms such as the symphony, concerto, and sonata were standardized
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Nationalism
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Advocacy of political independence for a particular country
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The Marriage of Figaro
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An opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in which the servant Figaro outwits his noble master, who is trying to seduce Figaro's fiancée.
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Gothic Novel
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a genre of fiction characterized by mystery and supernatural horror, often set in a dark castle or other medieval setting
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Franz Schubert
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Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano
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Saint Martin-in-the-Fields
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a church in central London, England, designed by James Gibbs and completed in 1726.
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Musical Dynamics
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the various degrees of loudness called for in performance
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Boris Godunov
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czar of Russia (1551-1605) 
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Rococo
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A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms.
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Promethean
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One who is boldy creative or defiantly original in behavior or actions.
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Sainte Genevieve
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patron saint of Paris
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John Constable
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English painter
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Beethoven
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German composer famous during the Romantic era
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Fortissimo
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Very loud
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Sir Walter Scott
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British author of historical novels and ballads
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Scherzo
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Musical "joke"
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Fragonard
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French artist, noted for richly coloured paintings typifying the frivolity of 18th- century French court life
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Spring Revolutions of 1848
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Political upheavals throughout Europe
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Romantic Era
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a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
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The Code Napoleon
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the civil code of France, promulgated between 1804 and 1810, comprising the main body of French civil law English name Napoleonic Code
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Symphony
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An extended piece in three or more movements for symphony orchestra.
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Faust
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A magician and alchemist in German legend who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for power and knowledge.
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