Why is this selection an example of polyrhythm? How is unity (repetition) achieved in the selection?
What will be an ideal response?
• "Each layer in the texture has a different rhythmic character," in addition to the rhythm of the whistled melody.
• Unity is created by the repeating melodic lines and the repeating percussion cycle.
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1. While the philosophes tended to examine individuals from a social perspective, romantics generally studied their emotions and senses. 2. The English poet Byron died defending Greek independence against the Turks. 3. In Faust, the central character sells his soul to the devil in return for boundless love. 4. George Sand defied social conventions by creating characters in her novels who engaged in free love, much as the author herself did.
Which of the following statements best supports the use of icons in the Early Byzantine period.
a. typically portable paintings meant for public and private devotion. b. typically large in size and the images were directly worshiped. c. typically women would carry these to use when they felt tempted d. typically large portable statues meant for group devotion