Which idea best describes the purpose of twelve-tone music?
a. manipulating everyday sounds recorded on tape to form an unexpected sonic
experience
b. creating musical unity while simultaneously guaranteeing the perfect equality
of a pitches so that none seems like a tonal center
c. elevating random noise to the level of art
d. to eliminate time-honored compositional practices as well as modern
technology in order to create works that are hypnotic in their effect
e. to emphasize emotional states by conveying the fear and anxiety an object
generates in the mind of the composer
B
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a. stories told by her father's slaves. b. the death and burial of her young son. c. public speeches of Frederick Douglass. d. a narrative told by Sojourner Truth.
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A. Landscape B. Classical mythology C. Scenes of daily life D. Political revolution