Nhận biết (M1)

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• • In music theory, the term “key” refers to the set of musical notes that forms the foundation of a piece of music.

• • In Ideas Toward an Aesthetic of Music (1806), German poet and composer Christian Schubart describes the moods of various musical keys.

• • He describes the key of C minor as expressing “longing.”

• • In Règles de Composition (1682), French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier undertakes the same task.

• • He describes the key of C minor as “obscure and sad.”

• • “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt (1996) is a song written in C minor.

The student wants to compare how Schubart and Charpentier describe the mood of C minor. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  Schubart and Charpentier each undertook the task of describing the mood of various keys, including C minor.

• B.

  Schubart describes the mood of C minor as expressing “longing,” while Charpentier describes it as “obscure and sad.”

• C.

  The song “Don’t Speak” by No Doubt is written in the key of C minor, the mood of which has been described as expressing “longing.”

• D.

  The key of C minor is one of various keys, which are sets of musical notes that form the foundations of pieces of music.