The instrumentalists who created bebop wanted jazz to __________
a) die out quickly so that their new style could take over
b) be treated as serious music for listening, rather than as simple entertainment for dancing
c) slow down harmonically and melodically to allow for a meditative sensibility
d) omit improvised sections and have the players only play the music as written
b
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A. Jayavarman VII B. Akbar C. Shah Jahan D. Shakyamuni E. Ashoka
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