In the 19th century the new driving force in musical creativity is

Gudea of lagash was a neo-sumerian ruler who rejected sargon of akkad and his pretense of divinity in favor of what?

Of the sound files in this unit, which renaissance work do you like best? why?

Discussion board 5 - the romantir areanocturne, op. 9 no 2 solo piano - chopin (peatured listening p 778)when you listen to this piece, what does it make you think of and how does it make you feel? what do you think "nocturne" means? is that an appropriate title for this piece? the piano uses rubato throughout - what effect does that have on the performance? do you think the use of rubato enhances the performance, or would you rather hear a steadybeat throughout the piece? after you post your answer, read and respond to the posts of at least two other classmates.