How do composers express nationalism in music? Support at least two of your statements with examples from
compositions discussed in class.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: National color in music was communicated by means of indigenous folk elements—folksongs, native scales,
dance rhythms, and local instrumental sounds. It could also be conveyed by using national subjects as the
program for a symphonic poem or the libretto for an opera
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Which of the following is an essential belief of Daoism?
A. All things are a harmonious blending of similarities. B. Entities contain their complementary opposites. C. The common man should always be glorified. D. Everyone embraces the world’s imperfections.
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