In the early days of film music, it was not uncommon for a classical piece of music to be used to represent a person or idea and then altered when some aspect of that person or idea changed

Artemisia Gentileschi painted five separate versions of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes. Why did she focus on this story instead of the traditional subject of the Annunciation?

a. She preferred stories in which women were heroines and strong figures. b. She was trying to paint strong women to reflect her powerful position in the political realm. c. She was restricted by subject matter because of her education. d. Her example of the Annunciation was originally rejected by the Academy of Design.

Bertolt Brecht's insertion of 1920s jazz tunes in his adaptation of the eighteenth century British musical The Beggar's Opera is a good example of

a. a playwright indicating a stylistic shift within the play's text. b. the production team imposing an older style on a newer play. c. the production team borrowing an eastern performance style for western material. d. turning a classic novel into a musical.