The orchestral rags of James Europe were less syncopated than those of Scott Joplin

War and Peace is the masterpiece written by

A. Fyodor Dostoyevsky. B. Anton Chekhov. C. Leo Tolstoy. D. Balzac.

The "second practice" of music, as identified by Monteverdi, is described by all of the following except that

A. it is often used in secular music. B. the texture is usually homophonic. C. it uses dissonance expressively. D. music dominates the text.