What are the performance contexts of the two folk song renditions?
What will be an ideal response?
• Each performer sustains the tradition of his/her song in a new setting: "Jin's as folkloric hobby [he was also a local cultural officer in addition to being an agricultural worker] and Zhao's in the sphere of music education [she learned her song as a student in a Chinese conservatory of music]."
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In German-speaking lands of the nineteenth century, communal singing became __________
a) the traditional way to welcome spring b) an important means of fostering political solidarity among a diverse population c) a way of teaching music theory d) a way to form small music communities that shared a common interest
For Reading 14.4, Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier: Why do you suppose Castiglione places so much emphasis in this excerpt on physical characteristics and prowess?
What will be an ideal response?
The Great Wall of China (fig. 14.1) is approximately 1,500 miles long
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Who sang the original version of "Shake, Rattle and Roll?"
A. Bill Haley and the Comets B. Roy Orbison C. Big Joe Turner D. Elvis Presley