17. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of the passage?
To contrast ragtime music and jazz
To acknowledge and counter significant adverse criticisms of ragtime music
To define ragtime music as an art form and describe its structural characteristics
To review the history of ragtime music and analyze ragtimes effect on listeners
To explore the similarities between ragtime music and certain European musical compositions
18. According to the passage, each of the following is a characteristic of ragtime compositions that follow the classic ragtime formula EXCEPT:
syncopation
well-defined melodic figures
rising rhythmic-melodic intensity
full development of musical themes
a bass line distinct from the melodic line
19. According to the passage, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Anton Dvorak, and Scott Joplin are similar in that they all
conducted research into musicological history
wrote original compositions based on folk tunes
collected and recorded abbreviated piano suites
created intricate sonata-like musical structures
explored the relations between Black music and continental folk music
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