In spite of not being considered music, how has the common Islamic practice of reciting the Koran influenced Muslim musical practices?
What will be an ideal response?
• "[T]he rules for properly reciting the Qu'ran are reflected in the modal practices of Muslim classical musicians, and these rules also influence vocal ornamentation in some forms of folk music."
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The fourth movement of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra sounds like a waltz, but one
that cannot be danced to because it
a. goes too fast b. changes the meter rather frequently c. has very dissonant harmonies d. is too slow e. has too much syncopation
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A) use of guitars and drums B) insistent rhythm that moves twice as fast as the beat C) loud volume D) lyrics E) foundations in folk music
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A. George Washington B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson D. James Madison