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In Wagner's operas the leitmotive is always present in the vocal line in order to reinforce the meaning of the text.
 
  A) true
  B) false

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Which term describes a composition with two sound sources giving forth an identical ostinato, but where one sound source gradually pulls ahead, creating a constantly-changing rhythmic interaction with the other source?
 
  A) metric modulation
  B) extended techniques
  C) surrealism
  D) phasing



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Answer to Question 1

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