Who is Ilaiyaraja? Give an example of his ability to synthesize East/West musical elements (answers may vary)
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- Ilaiyaraja is contemporary South Indian film composer and song writer with "superstar" status.
- For example, in his "I Met Bach at My House," he mixes the Carnatic music style with a prelude by J. S. Bach that is played by a solo violin in South Indian style.
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Richard Morris Hunt's Griswold House, built in 1863, was designed in the short-lived __________ style. Its exterior treatment resembled an assemblage of matchsticks with many turrets, gables, and dormers
a. Cape Cod b. Salt Box c. Romanesque d. Bungalow e. Stick
What do Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, and Stan Getz have in common?
a) Their music was influenced by other cultures. b) Their music coincided with a wave of youth culture. c) Their music reflected the turbulence of the civil rights movement. d) Their music utilized synthesizers and electronics.
Because the jinghu mirrors the singer's part, the texture of "The Reunion" is primarily __________
a) monophonic b) homophonic c) polyphonic d) heterophonic