Which of the following bandleaders focused on sound colors, mood, and emotion rather than a good dance beat?

a. Benny Goodman
b. Chick Webb
c. Fletcher Henderson
d. Duke Ellington


D

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The 1960s films of Richard Lester, including A Hard Day's Night and Help!, created a vogue for:

A. an ironic use of music. B. choppy transitions, in which a few frames from the last shot of one scene alternate with a few frames of the first shot of the next. C. false flashbacks and enigmatic flashforwards. D. wordless montage sequences backed by pop songs.

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With whom did Cannonball Adderley co-lead a series of successful bands?

a. Miles Davis b. Sonny Rollins c. Nat Adderley d. Art Blakey

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Which was the first published collection of musical works by an individual native-born American composer?

a. The Sacred Harp b. The New-England Psalm Singer c. The Book of Common Prayer d. The Liber Usualis

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What is the name of the philosophy—a blend of traditional Chinese thought and selected Buddhist concepts—that flourished during the Southern Song period?

A. Neo-Chanism B. Neo-Buddhism C. Neo-Daoism D. Neo-Confucianism

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