Which statement is the correct definition for “country music”?
a. an expressive, soulful style of singing that emerged from the African-American spiritual and work song at the
end of the nineteenth century
b. a mixture of jazz and rock cultivated early twentieth-century pianists
c. a lively, energetic music with pulsating rhythms and scintillating syncopations, usually played by a small
instrumental ensemble
d. a repertoire of songs about love and life’s disappointments that emerged from the music of Anglo-Irish settlers
in the Appalachia region of the United States
e. a musical style that emerged in the 1890s and characterized by a steady bass and a syncopated, jazzy treble
ANSWER: d
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________ became an important compositional device in modern music.
A. Melody B. Harmony C. Contrast D. Silence
The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess ________
a. Penelope b. Minerva c. Hesta d. Aphrodite e. Athena
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