American novelist Ayn Rand and German playwright Bertolt Brecht would argue that all art is political. What do they mean by that statement? Select a musical that is currently running on Broadway and describe how it is "political."
What will be an ideal response?
They are saying that art does not simply imitate life-it essentially strives to gain insight and understanding about our world and ourselves. Artists' opinions, interpretations, philosophy, and beliefs are necessarily a part of any work they create.
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Inspired by the works of Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson's Glass House is a satisfying construction of:
a. elegant materials. b. subtle proportional relationships. c. pure geometric form. d. all of these. e. none of these.
Known for an iconoclastic musical style, his compositions call for an enormous number of musicians. He experimented
with new instruments and wrote a treatise on musical instruments that is still used as a textbook in music conservatories around the world.
a. Brahms b. Musorgsky c. Tchaikovsky d. Liszt e. Berlioz
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The Royal Mosque of Isfahan has which feature?
A. A rose window B. A richly embellished interior that contrasts the simpler exterior C. A Doric colonnade D. A central organization symbolizing the cosmos
Which of the following is considered a Norwegian Nationalist composer?
A) Zoltán Kodály B) Edvard Grieg C) Percy Grainger D) Sergei Prokofiev