What important connections link India to Persia, Turkish and Arabic musical traditions? What two music instruments also suggest a similar link?

What will be an ideal response?



  • The melodic concept of the raga system (to be discussed in detail).

  • Hybrid music instruments like the sitar (cf. the setar of Central Asia) and tabla (cf. the tabala of North Africa).

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Dissonant chords add __________ to the music?

a. rhythm b. peace and tranquility c. pleasure and security d. tension and anxiety e. nothing

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Some composers write rhythmic patterns that are so complex they are beyond the capacity of human beings to reproduce and must be "performed" using computers and tape.

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

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The search for personal identity is a familiar narrative pattern known as a/an:

What will be an ideal response?

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Käthe Kollwitz's Self-portrait with a Pencil (fig. 4.7) shows that charcoal is often used because __________

A. it can be used for fine, delicate lines B. the fact that it smudges easily allows artists to exploit effects in toning the image C. artists like the broad range of colors it comes in D. it never comes off the paper

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