The main characteristic of a tone row is
a. the appearance of the row in two different keys at the same time
b. the use of all twelve pitches in the chromatic scale in the row
c. the appearance of the row as the melody of a work
d. the use of the row as a ground bass
e. the appearance of the row in two different meters at the same time
ANS: b.
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