What are iqa’, and how are they defined?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Iqa' are the complex meters that provide the rhythmic basis for Arabic music
performance. They are defined by characteristic rhythmic patterns within a hierarchy of
beats.

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According to Vitruvius's De Architectura, symmetry, proportion, and ratio in architecture derive from the perfection of __________.

A. the human figure B. mathematics C. the planets D. music

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Which area was Bartók most interested in for the study of its folk music?

A. Germany B. The United States C. Eastern Europe D. Central Africa

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"Geisha" translates literally as

a. tea woman. b. cherry blossom. c. arts person. d. goddess of beauty and love.

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What does the small size of Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece suggest?

What will be an ideal response?

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