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armygirl

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Who was the first African American composer to have a work performed by a major symphony orchestra?
 
  A) William Grant Still
 
  B) George Gershwin
 
  C) George Frederick Root
 
  D) George Chadwick

Question 2

Jazz performance in the 1920s shows a shift away from
 
  a. collective improvisation to virtuosic individual solos
 b. collective improvisation to arrangements for big bands
 c. big-band arrangements to collective improvisation
 d. individual solos to collective improvisation


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ndhahbi

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Reply #1 on: Jul 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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armygirl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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