Why were many swing-era improvisations repeated verbatim each night?
a. audiences expected to hear something new with each performance
b. audiences expected to hear live performances similar to those they had heard on recordings or on the radio
c. jazz musicians at the time were incapable of coming up with new ideas
d. bandleaders demanded it of the performers
b
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a) Frederick Archer. b) William Henry Fox Talbot. c) Julia Margaret Cameron. d) Walker Evans.
Beethoven's Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) contains which of these innovations?
A) vocal soloists and descriptive movement titles B) the first music to describe nature C) three movements, built around one main theme D) five movements, each with a descriptive title
Film, like theatre, is non-recoverable.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of these textures are used in the performance of "The Talking Sheep"?
a) polyphony and heterophony b) monophony and heterophony c) homophony, monophony, and polyphony d) heterophony, homophony, and polyphony