Spirituals, jazz, blues, and ragtime all own their origins to the

a. liberal use of expressively lowered tones.
b. desire to find comfort in the Christian God.
c. difficulties facing African-Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.
d. discovery of syncopation as a dominant force in music.


c

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The Palladium Ballroom was a space where the best mambo bands competed in front of an exclusively Latin American audience.

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

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Opera seria includes all of the following characteristics with the exception of: a. florid da capo arias are standard. b. while there is elaborate scenery, attention is focused on beautiful melodiesand the vocal skill of the leading singers

c. the libretto is a thinly disguised allegory praising the heroic actions of theruler. d. spoken dialogue replaces extended passages of simple recitative.

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Inspired by Indonesian music, Wagnerian opera, and Symbolist poetry, ________ created a mood of reverie in the shifting harmonies of his Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun."

A. Debussy B. Beethoven C. Brahms D. Faust

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