What did many twentieth-century American composers, exemplified by Ives and Copland, attempt to do in their

music?



What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: make them sound American rather than European

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Which of the following would be considered a Gothic novel?

A. Gone With the Wind B. Frankenstein C. Vanity Fair D. Robin Hood

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Improvisation occurs in

A .none of the parts B. the scissors’ phrase. C. the whistled parts. D. all of the voices.

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In Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. V, Georgia O’Keeffe focuses exclusively on the flower and abstracts its form in order to __________.

a. force the viewer to see form of flowers anew b. symbolize desert plants c. create an illusionistic image d. demonstrate her formal art training

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The distance from the highest pitch to the lowest pitch in a melody is known as the melodic ________.

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

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