What are some prominent musical instruments that help to define music that is representative of Irish cultures? How do these instruments play a role in distinguishing Irish musical characteristics from similar sounds that are representative of other music cultures?

When a literary artist uses a concrete or perceptible thing to suggest something abstract and not clearly defined, he or she is using

A. symbolism B. imagery C. simile D. diction

Identify the term that describes when a performer extracts a small portion of prerecorded

music and then mechanically repeats it over and over as a musical backdrop to the text of a song. This technique often occurs in rap music.

a. scratching b. chance music c. computer music d. synthesizer e. sampling