The Basie band's book was based on
a. sophisticated arrangements by professional New York City arrangers
b. riff-based head arrangements and the blues
c. old-style hot Dixieland jazz
d. blues-drenched Chicago-style jazz
b
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a. True b. False
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a. Boney James b. Kenny G c. Dave Koz d. Najee
Which is best associated with "post-modernism," especially in its use of pastiche?
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A. the symphony quotes a plainchant called the Dies irae. B. the music closely follows the forms of the Classical symphony. C. it is a program symphony. D. he used a melody called the idée fixe to represent his beloved.