|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.
- Ballard’s composition Desert Trilogy was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in music in 1971.
- His composition Devil’s Promenade incorporates a Seneca cow-horn rattle, a traditional Native instrument.
- Ethnomusicologist Tara Browner claims that Ballard’s compositions rely on elements originating within Native musical traditions.
The student wants to support Browner’s claim about Louis Ballard’s compositions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
According to Browner, composer Louis Ballard, who wrote Desert Trilogy, relies on elements with origins in Native musical traditions.
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Classical composer Louis Ballard, who wrote Devil’s Promenade, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in music in 1971.
B
Browner posits that Louis Ballard’s compositions rely on elements originating within Native musical traditions; Devil’s Promenade affirms this assertion, incorporating a Seneca cow-horn rattle.
C
Browner claims that Louis Ballard’s compositions, one of which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, rely on elements originating within Native musical traditions.
D