Which of the following does not describe Duke Ellington's career in the 1950s and 1960s?
a. he toured widely, visiting India and the Middle East and meeting the queen of England
b. he won three Grammys for his soundtrack for the movie Anatomy of a Murder
c. he became heavily involved with Latin jazz, collaborating often with Puerto Rican and Cuban bandleaders
d. he and arranger Billy Strayhorn composed several large-scale works for the ensemble
c
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a) It made the bell of a trumpet unnecessary. b) It made it possible to recapture the sound of Baroque trumpets. c) It made it easier to produce a wider range of notes on the trumpet. d) It broke the power of trumpet guilds.
Which of the following artworks exemplifies the characteristics of Orientalism?
A. Dante Gabriel Rossetti's La Pia de' Tolomei B. Mary Cassatt's Woman Bathing C. Paul Gauguin's Mahana no atua (Day of the God) D. Jean-León Gérome's Snake Charmer