According to Worlds of Music, the solos for the erhu and the piano that are included for this chapter on Chinese music illustrate what common trend in twentieth-century nonWestern countries?

What will be an ideal response?


• This music is sometimes called "national music" (guoyue), "a style like so many in the [nonWestern] twentieth-century world . . . that drew on aspects of Western means while attempting to preserve and develop national musical content as an alternative to Western music."

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The techniques of chiaroscuro and sfumato were developed by which artist?

a) Leonardo b) Michelangelo c) Parmigianino d) Raphael

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Why did the second wave of black metal in Norway begin to unravel?

A. Harsh laws against metal in Norway B. The death of some leading black metal musicians C. The growth of dance music in Norway D. The growth of hip hop in Norway

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What contrast does Thomas Cole highlight in his painting The Oxbow?

A. Europe versus America B. Land versus sea C. Wilderness versus civilization D. Agriculture versus industrialization

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