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Question 1
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Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition, an approach that had been in hibernation in the United States during the 1960s, composer Philip Glass (born 1937) embraced the ethos of popular music in his compositions. Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies’ sound is distinctively his. Popular elements do not appear out of place in Glass’s classical music, which from its early days has shared certain harmonies and rhythms with rock music. Yet this use of popular elements has not made Glass a composer of popular music. His music is not a version of popular music packaged to attract classical listeners; it is high art for listeners steeped in rock rather than the classics.
1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass’s use of popular elements in his classical compositions?
A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
B. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music
C. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
D. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer of classical music
E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality
2. The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities?
I. A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
II. An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
III. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
B. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music
C. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
D. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer of classical music
E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality
2. The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities?
I. A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
II. An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
III. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
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1. The passage addresses which of the following issues related to Glass’s use of popular elements in his classical compositions?
A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
B. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music
C. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
D. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer of classical music
E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality
E is a clear winner if you understand what the option actually says. Derivative in quality would mean whether his music was derived from something. Read the second line "Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies’ sound is distinctively his."
If the symphonies' sound is distinctively his, then the music cannot be called derivative.
Even if this is not easy to catch, eliminating the other choices in not very hard as they talk about listeners in one way or the other whereas the passage doesn't at all touch upon the topic. The passage has nothing to do with listeners or their perception of any kind of music.
2. The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities?
I. A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
II. An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
III. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
(I) The first line of the paragraph - Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition.. -> This has to be correct
(III) Again true as elements of rock music were fused with Glass' compositions.
D has to be correct.
A. How it is regarded by listeners who prefer rock to the classics
B. How it has affected the commercial success of Glass’s music
C. Whether it has contributed to a revival of interest among other composers in using popular elements in their compositions
D. Whether it has had a detrimental effect on Glass’s reputation as a composer of classical music
E. Whether it has caused certain of Glass’s works to be derivative in quality
E is a clear winner if you understand what the option actually says. Derivative in quality would mean whether his music was derived from something. Read the second line "Glass based two symphonies on music by rock musicians David Bowie and Brian Eno, but the symphonies’ sound is distinctively his."
If the symphonies' sound is distinctively his, then the music cannot be called derivative.
Even if this is not easy to catch, eliminating the other choices in not very hard as they talk about listeners in one way or the other whereas the passage doesn't at all touch upon the topic. The passage has nothing to do with listeners or their perception of any kind of music.
2. The passage suggests that Glass’s work displays which of the following qualities?
I. A return to the use of popular music in classical compositions
II. An attempt to elevate rock music to an artistic status more closely approximating that of classical music
III. A long-standing tendency to incorporate elements from two apparently disparate musical styles
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
E. II and III only
(I) The first line of the paragraph - Reviving the practice of using elements of popular music in classical composition.. -> This has to be correct
(III) Again true as elements of rock music were fused with Glass' compositions.
D has to be correct.
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09 Feb 2023, 21:05
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Hello Experts,
Could you pls help me with Que 1.
I was torn b/w A and E.
A: Because of last line of the passage - "it is high art.."
E: Because of the music was "distinctively" his.
Thank you.
Could you pls help me with Que 1.
I was torn b/w A and E.
A: Because of last line of the passage - "it is high art.."
E: Because of the music was "distinctively" his.
Thank you.
