In traditional Western music, the ________ is the smallest interval between successive tones of a scale.

A. quarter step
B. half step
C. whole step
D. octave


Answer: B

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A. most twentieth-century music lacks creativity and the diversity of new styles and techniques. B. many composers created their own distinctive styles, blending Western materials with sounds from other cultures. C. other composers have abandoned traditional techniques. D. long-established concepts of melody, harmony, form, and timbre have been challenged or denied by certain composers.

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The principle that form should be determined by function is most closely associated with __________

A. Nokia B. the Bauhaus C. Dyson vacuum cleaners D. Evan Eisler

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Some Italian composers of the late Romantic period portrayed realistic, everyday characters in their operas called

A. verismo. B. venusto. C. verboso. D. venturo.

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What statement describes most accurately the function of the producer?

A) to translate the script into specific video and audio images B) to design the set C) to oversee and coordinate all preproduction and production tasks D) to prepare a floor plan E) to engage in postproduction editing

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