Where did Duke Ellington get much of his musical ideas from?

a. Music improvised by his band members
b. Classical music scores
c. Kansas City style jazz
d. The Count Basie band


a. Music improvised by his band members

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In film music, what is the term for music that was heard not only during pockets of uncontested space, but also during

passages of dialogue?

a. underscoring b. film score c. thematic cue d. digital audio workstation e. compilation method

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Which statement is not true about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

a. He was a child prodigy. b. He had a phenomenal ability to think through entire musical works in his mind. c. He composed over 600 musical works d. He never was able to find a good patron and steady employment. e. He died at the age of 65.

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In the Victory Stele of Naram Sin, the king and his men are represented in a conceptual manner, probably meant to indicate __________

a. respect and victory b. fear of the enemy c. deification of the king d. a state of chaos e. a borrowing of Egyptian motifs

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Trajan, adopted by Nerva, was born in ________.

a. Spain b.Gaul c. Rome d. Egypt

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