This listening example could be misleading.  It is derivative of a type of song that traditionally was performed without fiddles or other instruments.  What is this type of song?

The art of arranging colored glass into mosaic-like window forms is called ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

This New York-born and Harvard-educated composer studied in France with Nadia Boulanger; highly critical of the avant-garde music of the 1950s, his music sought to emphasize communication through instrumental genres

A) Steve Reich B) John Adams C) Elliott Carter D) John Cage