All of the following statements are true of the blues EXCEPT? ...

[maegan_martin]

All of the following statements are true of the blues EXCEPT?
 
  a) blues subjects typically deal with poverty, fatigue, injustice, and lost love
  b) the structure of the blues is entirely free and determined by the improvisations of the vocalist
  c) blues was an important force in the development of jazz
  d) blues originated in the south among enslaved African Americans

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement about this composition?
 
  a) having established a strong sense of the tonic at the beginning of the movement, the composer moves away from it after the middle of the movement (to III and iv) and then returns to it at the end
  b) the work, while strong in melodic contrasts, features little meaningful harmonic variety
  c) it relies on the element of dance and is programmatic
  d) the work avoids the sequential repetition of ideas otherwise typical of its composer

[johnpizzaz]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c

[maegan_martin]

Gracias!

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