Which idea best describes the purpose of twelve-tone music?
a. manipulating everyday sounds recorded on tape to form an unexpected sonic experience
b. to create musical unity while guaranteeing the perfect equality of a pitches so that none seems like a tonal
center
c. elevating random noise to the level of art
d. to eliminate time-honored compositional practices as well as modern technology and create works that are
hypnotic in their effect
e. to emphasize emotional states by conveying the fear and anxiety an object generates in the mind of the
composer
ANSWER: b
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