While music for South India’s dance traditions is similar to classical concert music, list three ways it is unique

What will be an ideal response?



  • Song forms are unique to dance.

  • May include a musician chanting syllables to match dancer's footwork.

  • Dancers interpret the meaning of the lyrics, which are often beautiful love poetry.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Because of the free speech tradition embodied in the First Amendment, the Federal Communications Commission has no authority to regulate or even comment on what some claim are indecent performances on broadcast television or radio. 2. In the early days of TV, The Ed Sullivan Show was the most important U.S. variety show to break new acts such as Elvis Presley and The Beatles. 3. Variety broadcasts and amateur talent shows were important sources of TV programming in the 1950s. 4. Awards shows are increasing on TV and represent platforms for music performances. 5. Despite audience fragmentation by cable TV networks, over-the-air broadcast TV is still considered a powerful force on the TV landscape.

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Brahms' A German Requiem is an example of __________

A) choral music B) program music C) symphony D) gesamtkunstwerk E) symphonic poem

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All of the following are characteristics of plebeian art during the Late Republic and Early Empire EXCEPT

A) ?it always sought to emulate the Classical style in both style and subject matter. B) ?it commonly contained ambiguous spatial relationships. C) ?it often used hierarchy of scale. D) ?it could show both living and deceased people in the same scene.

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The French viewing public were greatly horrified by Manet's Olympia because of her ____

a. inappropriate dress b. exotic trappings c. defiant look d. unattractiveness

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