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j.rubin

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What did pianist John Lewis contribute to the music of the Modern Jazz Quartet?
 
  a. fiery, blues-influenced solos
 b. compositions that combined bebop with soul and gospel music
 c. compositions that were inspired by Bach fugues, merging jazz with classical music
 d. compositions that were inspired by Afro-Cuban music

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What stimulated Haydn to write his oratorio The Creation?
 
  a. He thought setting the Biblical account of the creation would be morepopular than arranging Darwin's The Origin of the Species.
 b. A fee offered by a consortium of London merchants that was twenty timeshis annual salary.
 c. Religious devotion.
  d. Attending performances of Handel's oratorios in London.



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Answer to Question 1

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