What impact did European colonialism of the 18th and 19th centuries, extending well into the twentieth century have on Arab music?

What will be an ideal response?


• ". . . tradition was left on its own, to wax and wane according to circumstance."
• Europeans studied and documented Arab musical practices (e.g., Napoleon Bonaparte sent a team of researchers to Egypt, among them M. Villoteau who included plates of musical instruments and an account of musical life there in his Description de L'Egypt [1823].)

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Which of the following was the Spanish name for any full-length secular drama, serious or comic?

A. autos sacramentales B. capa y espadas C. entremeses D. comedias

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How does Tailleferre convey a Neoclassicalclarity and lightness in the finale of the Concertino for Harp and Orchestra?

a) the bright timbre of a xylophone accompaniment b) a bright upward glissando in the harp c) the use of a shawm and timpani d) by writing in a graceful triple meter

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Most cultural norms are explicit or stated.

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

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A good review is a balance of all of the following EXCEPT

A. description B. analysis and interpretation C. judgment D. monetary profit

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