What is the general form (structure) of the composition?

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• "After an eight-measure melody, the ensemble plays a kind of melodic, rhythmic ostinato (repetitive pattern), during which each individual plays a solo taqasim, or improvisation." On CD 3:8 the buzuq is heard improvising first while the ensemble plays a repeating rhythmic/melodic pattern. Sometimes the buzuq plays in a metered rhythm; while at other times the instrument plays in a non-metered rhythm. The opening eight-measure melody periodically returns becoming a recurring refrain.

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Define the terms "form" and "content."

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In America, homosexuals date the birth of their "liberation" to June 1969, when they publicly protested a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York's Greenwich Village.

a. true b. false

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The composer of this work is?

a) Kurt Weill b) Carlos Chavez c) Jan Sibelius d) Paul Hindemith

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What are some of the influences of non-Western cultures (Oceania, Africa, and Japan) on Western art and design?

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