The Art of Music

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What is the general definition of music?

The art of arranging sound to create expressive content through melody and rhythm

In what musical context may a performance or composition be to some extent improvised?

Hindustani classical music

Which academic disciplines does the topic of music extend into?

Criticism, philosophy, and psychology

Which musical genre allows performers to take turns leading and responding while sharing a changing set of notes?

<p>Modal jazz</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of free jazz context?

<p>Each performer acts at their discretion with no predefined structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an aspect of all human societies and a cultural universal?

<p>Music</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content?

<p>Music</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which academic disciplines does the topic of music extend into?

<p>Philosophy and Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what musical context may a performance or composition be to some extent improvised?

<p>Modal jazz</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which musical genre allows performers to play spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs?

<p>Hindustani classical music</p> Signup and view all the answers

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