20th-century composers often use this device to create dissonant harmony

Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound, which makes fun of the thriller genre, is an example of

a. commedia dell'arte. b. farce. c. parody. d. satire.

Music in the 19th century was primarily

A. polyphonic. B. polyrhythmic. C. monophonic. D. homophonic.