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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 works blend Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions.
- • His 1970 composition Cacéga Ayuwípi incorporates a Pueblo water drum, a traditional Native instrument.
- • Critic Peter Altman commended Ballard's ability to synthesize "strong, idiomatically modern expressions."
The student wants to present Altman's claim to an audience already familiar with Louis Ballard. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Ballard was commended for his musical compositions, many of which blend Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions, by the critic Peter Altman.
A
Ballard's works demonstrate what Peter Altman refers to as an ability to synthesize "strong, idiomatically modern expressions."
B
Peter Altman praised Ballard-a classical composer whose wrrks blend Western classical music with elements of Native musical traditions-for creating "strong, idiomatically modern expressions."
C
Ballard's 1970 Cacéga Ayuwípi blends Western classical music and elements of various Native musical traditions by incorporating a Pueblo water drum.
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