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Which portion of the cathedral was considered the public part, functioning as a town hall and civic auditorium as well as church? It was in this section of the edifice that trade was conducted, crowds were addressed by preachers, and public announcements were made to the population.
 
  a. apse
  b. nave
  c. clerestory
  d. choir

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Write a brief essay on ONE of the two offshoots of ragtime: stride piano and novelty piano.
 
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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

stride piano:
largely a New York phenomenon
also known as Harlem piano
1920s and 1930s
cultivated by James Price Johnson (1894-1955) and Fats Waller (1904-43)
virtuoso form, developed by pianists
musical style:
steady left-hand rhythmic pulse
like ragtime, but expanded to wide-reaching strides between low bass notes and midrange offbeat chords
syncopated right-hand figuration
often faster than ragtime
driving beat
very elaborate melodic line

novelty piano:
primarily of the early 1920s
show-off kind of piano music
sounds more difficult than it is
a refined, white suburban extension of ragtime (Ronald Riddle)
in part, made accessible by the player piano
examples:
Nola
Canadian Capers
Kitten on the Keys
Dizzy Fingers
musical style:
the basic underlying features of ragtime
emphasized greater speed
exhibitionist kind of virtuosity
syncopation
composer most associated with novelty piano
Edward E. Zez Confrey (1895-1971)
influenced:
George Gershwin



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