How did the Great Depression affect the development of American art music repertoire?
What will be an ideal response?
Art music experimentation was on the verge of exploding when the Depression initiated a very conservative attitude across the country. Since the arts reflect culture at large, this impacted art music as well. Composers found that audiences were not very tolerant of bold works, and preferred instead a simpler, more accessible style.
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A) the same musical form B) they were originally a sung dance C) were based on isorhythmic patterns D) all of these choices
The term "Baroque" was originally used in a derogatory way, because the new style
a. was associated with the common people. b. was very expensive to create. c. defied the Council of Trent's directives. d. was seen as too ornate and strange.
Early Christian writers such as Tertullian (c. 200 C.E.) wrote in praise of the power of theatre to teach Bible stories to the illiterate
a. true b. false
Color can be used to indicate changes in character.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)