|Question 27Verbal

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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.
• He sought to synthesize Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions.
• Ballard's composition Pan Indian Rhythms incorporates Ute notched sticks, a traditional Native instrument.
• Ethnomusicologist Tara Browner writes that Ballard's classical music "relies on Indigenous instruments, rhythms, forms....and other musical elements."
The student wants to connect the quotation from Browner to a specific composition. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Discussing Ballard's body of works, Browner observes that it relies on elements of various Native musical traditions.
A
Browner notes that Ballard's music "relies on Indigenous instruments, rhythms, forms....and other musical elements," further indicating that it synthesizes Western classical music with elements of various Native music traditions.
B
Consistent with Browner's observation that Ballard's music "relies on Indigenous instruments, rhythms, forms....and other musical elements," Pan Indian Rhythms incorporates Ute notched sticks.
C
Browner's writing discusses Ballard, the classical music composer responsible for Pan Indian Rhythms.
D