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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• Louis Ballard was a classical composer and citizen of the Quapaw Tribe.
• His compositions synthesize Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions.
• Ballard's classical piece Live On, Heart of My Nation features a Choctaw hymn.
• Ballard's classical piece Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 incorporates a Tewa seashell rattle, a traditional Native instrument.
The student wants to emphasize the Native musical traditions present in Ballard's compositions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
In his two compositions Live On, Heart of My Nation and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, Ballard blends elements of various Native musical traditions, such as Indigenous hymns or instruments, with Western classical music.
A
While both compositions integrate various Native musical traditions, Live On, Heart of My Nation does so by featuring a Choctaw hymn and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 does so by incorporating a Tewa seashell rattle.
B
Live On, Heart of My Nation and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 are two compositions written by Ballard, a classical music composer.
C
Ballard has different approaches to blending Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions, such as using Indigenous hymns and instruments in his compositions.
D