Name three features a composer could use to make his music sound "American".
What will be an ideal response?
Convey a sense of wide open spaces; reflect the vernacular elements of jazz or popular music; relate religious, folk, or patriotic songs
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Bass patterns in Cuban music, called ________, frequently accent just before the beat,
creating a distinctive syncopation.
a. marimbula b. son c. mbira d. tumbao
Clara Peeters was one of the first still life artists to combine ____________ in a single painting
A. still life subjects and tapestries B. flowers and food C. figures and still life elements D. insects and utensils
Which Iron Age sea-faring people created a non-pictographic alphabet?
a. Phoenicians b. Persians c. Chaldeans d. Assyrians
Which statement best applies to this composition?
a) a strong sense of creative improvisation b) a strong sense that the purely written score is all important c) Impressionism d) the physical frenzy of the ballroom