What type of musical ensemble provided the instrumental model for the early jazz groups?
a. The European brass band
b. The symphony orchestra
c. The string quartet
d. African percussion ensembles
a. The European brass band
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What will be an ideal response?
Why would King Louis XV attempt to prohibit the publication of the Encyclopédie?
a. The Enclyclopédie is a compendium of knowledge, which he saw as empowering to the masses. b. If distributed, the political agenda behind the Enclyclopédie would destabilize the monarchy. c. The work was inflammatory toward the Church. d. The work pressured local authorities to allow unauthorized distribution of printed material.
What prior event might have motivated Alexander the Great to raze Persepolis in 330 BCE?
A. The destruction of the Assyrian city of Nimrud B. The founding of the Sasanian dynasty C. The Persian sack of the Athenian Acropolis D. The Persian sack of the fortress of Jericho
The Greek word chroma means
a. chrome. b. color. c. colorless. d. value.