Which one of the following is NOT a principle of composition?

________ anticipated the baroque style by its figural distortions, irrational space, bizarre colors, and general disregard for the "rules" of Renaissance painting

A. Mannerism B. Impressionism C. Dadaism D. Romanticism

What is the most identifying feature of ragtime music, vocal or instrumental?

A) the syncopated rhythm B) improvisation C) the steady background rhythm D) the strict, march-like form