Which statement best describes Duke Ellington?
a. composed his works principally for jazz ensembles
b. strongly influenced by the atonal methods of Schoenberg
c. author of the jazz-influenced work Threepenny Opera
d. successfully collaborated with Sergei Diaghilev
Answer: a
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