What is pitch bending ornamentation? What makes it possible on certain instruments?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Pitch bending ornamentation is changing in pitch of string by sliding it up
and down against a fret or bridge. Chordophones generally have broad and flat frets,
which make pitch bending possible

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Heterophony is

a. music sung by members of the same tribe. b. two voices singing exactly the same notes. c. two voices singing the same melody simultaneously, but with different embellishments. d. music sung by an elite group of monks.

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Coquette (fig. 11.3) was produced by __________ in 1898

A. Anna Atkins B. Henri Cartier-Bresson C. Charles Berg D. Nadar E. Henry Fox Talbot

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"Freak on a Leash" was a hit song for ________, and was released along with an award-winning music video.

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

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