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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 Katcina Dances features traditional Hopi songs.
• Ballard’s classical piece Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 incorporates a Tewa seashell rattle, a traditional Native instrument.

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two compositions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Katcina Dances and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 are two compositions written by Ballard, a classical music composer.

B

In his two compositions Katcina Dances and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, Ballard blends elements of various Native musical traditions, such as Indigenous songs or instruments, with Western classical music.

C

Ballard has different approaches to blending Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions, such as using Indigenous songs and instruments in his compositions.

D

While both compositions integrate various Native musical traditions, Katcina Dances does so by featuring traditional Hopi songs and Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 does so by incorporating a Tewa seashell rattle.