In The Four Seasons, Vivaldi used the technique of ______________ which are sharp contrasts of volume.   Example:

Considering the differences between the Baroque David sculpture and the Renaissance David sculpture, we can see that the Baroque sculpture represents the excessive ornamentation style of the time period, whereas the Renaissance sculpture represents simplicity and calmness.   (1st image in Baroque, 2nd image is Renaissance)  

_____________ is a French opera by George Bizet but uses Spanish-styled influences like the habanera and flamenco to tell its story of a gypsy woman in Spain. 

A __________ is a piece for a single instrument or small group of instruments. 

Vivaldi’s Spring from The Four Seasons is known as a _____________ which is when a soloist plays against the orchestra.

What is an ensemble of two to three instruments that accompany a vocalist or solo instrument?

The aria ___________ from the opera Turandot is about a prince named Calaf who is betrothed to the cruel princess. If she can guess his name by the next morning, then he will be killed and she can avoid marrying him. If she fails to guess his name, the two must be wed. She declares to her subjects that no one is allowed to sleep in order to guess the name

Philosopher ______________ is regarded as the founder of the Enlightenment movement and believed each person has “natural rights,” that government has obligations to its citizens.

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.

Who was known as the “first man of jazz” and was known for improvising all of his performances in the early 1900s?