Discuss several ways in which Henry David Thoreau proved himself a nonconformist
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• Henry David Thoreau left a teaching job because he refused to discipline a student.
• He believed in a communion with nature by living with it.
• He was self-reliant, and he lived alone in the woods.
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a. contains American folk melodies b. was first published in the United States c. was commissioned by an American, Andrew Carnegie d. was composed while he was in America e. All of these choices
Ragtime had little, if any effect on European composers of art music.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What feature of Torii Kiyotada’s An Actor of the Ichikawa Clan suggests swift and violent motion?
a. analogous colors b. one-point perspective c. angular lines d. simulated textures
Brahms used themes from his four symphonies in Ein Deutsches Requiem.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)