Who are the Ashkenazi, and what musical feature did they retain from the Middle East?
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ANS: The Ashkenazi are the Jewish people who settled in Central and Eastern
Europe. They retained many of the non-diatonic modes that are used in the Middle East, as
well as a modal basis for improvisatory performance
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One of the main features of the West after the collapse of Rome was its
A. centralized government from Paris. B. economy based on international trade. C. witnessing of the collapse of the early Christian church. D. primarily agricultural economy.
The most important antebellum musical contribution of America's population was which of the following?
A. jazz B. bluegrass C. the blues D. the spiritual
During the Baroque, the old style of writing (Palestrina's polyphony) and the new style (monody) were used for different purposes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)