Section 4.4

felix mendelssohn was just seventeen when he composed the overture to shakespear's
a) king lear b) a midsummer night's dream c) romeo and juliet d) as you like it

"the moldau" is an example of a/an
a) art song b) symphonic poem c) concert overture d) prelude

nationalist composers sometimes include in their compositions.
a) improvisation b) spoken word c) gregorian chant d) folk melodies

giuseppe verdi lived and composed in during the romantic era.
a) germany b) bohemia c) italy d) new york

the term ballad in the nineteenth century referred to a
a) true story b) love song c) narrative poem d) ghost story

1) Felix Mendelssohn was just seventeen when he composed the overture to Shakespeare's B) A Midsummer NIght's Dream. He composed music for this Shakespeare's work twice, but at different periods of time. His first attempt was in 1826, when he started his career.  At that time he wrote a concert overture.Then, in 1842 he wrote incidental music for a production of the play, and that's how the Overture was born.

2) The Moldau" is an example of a B) symphonic poem. Symphonic poem is also known as a tone poem, and its definition says that it is a musical composition for orchestra inspired by an extra-musical idea, story, or “program,” to which the title alludes. Its term including form and structure was analyzed and invented by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.

3) Nationalist composers sometimes include D) folk melodies in their compositions. To both express their admiration of homeland and contribute to music, they often use motifs that are identified with their country or ethnicity. Such characteristics usually can be observed as folk tunes and rhythms, and harmonies inspired by native melodies.

4) Giuseppe Verdi lived and composed in Italy during the romantic era. He travelled around the world to find a proper place for his works, to find some people who could support and appreciate his views, but all the compositions of 1830-1850 years were created in his homeland.

5) The term ballad in the nineteenth century referred to C) narrative poem. Ballad came from France in form of a narrative song. The theme and function of ballads appeared to be originated from Scandinavian and Germanic, following all the Scandinavian traditions of storytelling. It has something similar to what can be seen in poems such as Beowulf.

Answerruth's dream is similar to mama"s, she wanted to build a happy family and believe one step toward this goal is to own a bigger and better place to live. also deferred by lack of money, which forces her and walter to live in a crowed apartment where their son, travis must sleep on a sofa///now one site said ruth wants to move to clyborn just keep that in mind/// good luck

Ithink collage romare bearden create emotional affecting images because we was able incorporate the use of crafts such as, craftwork quilts which was something learned by the necessity of making artwork out of whatever materials were available. it allows him to express his belief in the connection between social reality and art. he is able to share his personal experiences as an african-american, from the rural south to the urban north and to paris, through his work.