How did Duke Ellington acquire his nickname? a. for his tough, ...

[cagreen833]

How did Duke Ellington acquire his nickname?
 
  a. for his tough, no-nonsense attitude
 b. for his tendency to get into fistfights
 c. for his fine dress and aristocratic demeanor
 d. he was named after his pet bulldog

Question 2

Which definition for soggetto cavato is correct?
 
  a. A cantus firmus extracted from the vowels of a name.
  b. A genre in which a vernacular text in an upper voice is sung simultaneouslywith a Latin chant in the tenor.
 c. An instrumental piece commemorating someone's death.
  d. A term for polyphony in which a melodic line is joined to a bell line limitedto the three tones of the tonic triad.

[reversalruiz]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a

[cagreen833]

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[momolu]

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