What is the name for a short solo passage by a single instrument or group of instruments?
a. Break
b. Riff
c. Head
d. Contrafact
A
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a. The drummer acts as a conductor b. The whole orchestra plays throughout the piece c. The texture is polyphonic d. Various motives are played that emphasize the mode
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A) Indians used song as a means of accomplishing definite results. B) Indian songs were often treated as personal possessions to be either given away or sold. C) Indians primarily listened to songs for their inherent beauty. D) Indian songs could be received as part of a "vision quest."
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