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  

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.

  The Baroque period was the first in which instrumental music was comparable in importance to vocal music.  

  Beethoven served as a bridge between the Classical style and the Romantic era.  

  Claudio Monteverdi was one of the most artful and influential composers of the Italian madrigal tradition.  

  The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the  

  The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, the development, and the  

According to Article 3, Section 49a (Pay-as-You-Go Limit) of the Texas Constitution, state agencies are allowed to take on debt, but only for one project at a time.

  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 setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called