John Cage’s mature ideas about music include the proposition that

Standard blues can be twelve or sixteen bars in length.

In the second half of the nineteenth century, classical music culture in the United States was dominated by

The “Mighty Handful” composers were united in their rejection of

Ensemble size in jazz started with smaller ensembles, moved toward larger ensembles or big bands, and then mostly moved back to smaller jazz combos after World War II.

Wagner’s notion of an ideal drama based on the collaborative integration of poetry, scenic design, staging, movement, and music is expressed by his German term

In the nineteenth century, upper-class women such as Fanny Hensel were generally discouraged from pursuing professional musical careers.

Which person is most associated with the development of Ragtime?

In Richard Wagner’s view of music history, the most important precedent for his own synthesis of drama and music was

Spirituals are not really connected with the development of the blues.