What was one of the most important moments in the history of twentieth-century music?
A) Webern's use of canon in the second movement of his Symphony
B) Britten's combination of war poetry with the Latin text of the Requiem
C) John Cage writing music for the prepared piano
D) Stravinsky turning from neoclassicism to twelve-tone writing
D
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