By the mid-nineteenth century the ________ was used to document all aspects of contemporary life as well as to provide artists with detailed visual data

"The music often uses polyphonic texture, mixed instruments and choir, heavy plodding bass line, regular, predictable beat with active rhythms, and ornamented melodies." Which musical style does this description fit best?

A) Classical B) Romantic C) Nationalism D) Baroque

Western swing combines what two musical traditions?

A. country and rhythm & blues music B. country music and big band jazz C. honky-tonk and blues D. hillbilly and “old-time music”