Sweeping visions of the pulsating stars and swirling galaxies have guided visionary composers, as has the history of astronomy itself, inspiring music that commemorates breakthroughs in astrophysics and space exploration. For Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös, the spaceflight adventures of astronauts and the universe’s origins in the Big Bang motivated the instrumental music of Cosmos. Other composers such as Henryk Gorecki, who honored astronomer Nicholas Copernicus, and Philip Glass, who crafted operas devoted to Kepler and Galileo, have offered tribute to scientists and mathematicians who laid the foundations of modern astronomy.10Mark for ReviewCross out answer choices you think are wrong.ABCWhich choice best describes the main idea of the text?AMusic based on topics in astronomy varies considerably, with composers increasingly drawn to opera as a preferred mode.BInstrumental music has enabled composers to represent astronomy-based topics that opera proved unable to depict.CComposers have been inspired both by specific astronomers and by phenomena from astronomy as a broad field of investigation.DNew approaches to astronomy-based topics have resulted from dialogues involving diverse composers.

Questions 1 to 3 are based on this passage.Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approachthat had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonieson music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies’ sound isdistinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass’s classical music, whichfrom its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use ofpopular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a versionof popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rockrather than the classics.Select only one answer choice.1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass’s use of popular elementsin his classical compositions?A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classicsB. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s musicC. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in usingpopular elements in their compositionsD. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer ofclassical musicE. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality

Regarded as a pivotal figure in music history, this composer is known for his contributions to both secular and sacred music. Additionally, he played a significant role in the advancement of opera, making him a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods.*1 pointAntonio VivaldiArcangelo CorelliClaudio MonteverdiGeorge HandelJohann Bach

What did composers of the romantic era emphasize in their music?Multiple choice question.Their disdain for political divisionsTheir religious convictionsTheir own individual personalityA dystopian vision of the future

Howard Shore is a great composer. He has made some of the best ____________  in history!Group of answer choicessoundtracksperformancesscriptsspecial effects

The famous composer, pianist and conductor who composed the famous “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.*TchaikovskyChopinMendelssohnSchoenberg