Cultural Literacy 6-8 Flashcards
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Oratorio
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Messiah by Handel is an example; a long piece of music that is sung
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Hallelujah Chorus
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From Messiah; audiences stand for this movement
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Knesset
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Israeli parliament
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Déjà vu
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French for “already seen”; sensation of something happening now has happened before
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Euphemism
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Often to do with the body, sex, or death; agreeable word or expression in the place of one that would be offensive
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Forte
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Opposite of piano; to perform [music] loudly
