In absolute music, musical ideas are organized without the aid of external images provided by a program. 

Which of the following describes dissonance?

Schoenberg created a new style in which vocal melodies were spoken rather than sung with exact pitches and rhythms. This was known as

The Rite of Spring opened in Paris in 1913 to:

Programmatic genres of the 19th century include the __________________________. 

Schubert and his friends organized evening gatherings of artists, writers and musicians for informal performances called _______________. 

Debussy’s music reflects a strong adherence to the traditional forms and scales of Western music.

Mendelssohn is known as the man who rekindled an interest in the music of ___________________.

Women never achieved prominence in the Romantic era as opera singers.

Which best describes the overall texture of this work?