What is the distinctive characteristic of the first movement of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra?
A) economical interconnection of motives
B) the use of octatonic and pentatonic themes
C) parlando-rubato style rhythms
D) the combination of twelve-tone writing with inflections of Hungarian folk music
A
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