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Music: The Art of Listening Book Cover
Music: The Art of Listening, 6/e
Jean Ferris, Arizona State University-Tempe

Essay Quiz



1

During the Rococo, would you have preferred to be part of the aristocracy or middle-class society? Why?
2

How would having more than one musical theme in Rococo sonatas affect the music of the forthcoming Classical period?
3

How did the music of the French Rococo and German expressive styles differ? Can you site specific examples?
4

If you are ever able to travel to Europe, visit several French palaces. Can you spot any Rococo decorations? mirror and picture frames? paintings? furniture? small articles? How can you tell that these are Rococo and not Baroque in style?
5

Do Rococo architectural influences exist in the United States? Where?
6

Study the Rococo furniture styles. Are these still valued today?








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