Information and IdeasVery hardMain idea: a composer's silence about her work
Information and Ideas practice question
Asked what her quartet was about, the composer said it was about twenty-two minutes. The joke was old, but she meant it. She refused programme notes, titles, and interviews, on the grounds that anything she said would stand between the listener and the sound. Her scores carry only a tempo mark. Critics who found this unhelpful were, she said, welcome to write their own notes, and several did.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
- A. The composer deliberately withheld explanation of her music so that listeners would meet the sound directly.Correct
- B. The composer's quartet lasts twenty-two minutes.
- C. The composer disliked critics.
- D. The composer's scores were incomplete.
Answer: A. The composer deliberately withheld explanation of her music so that listeners would meet the sound directly.
Nothing between listener and sound.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. The composer's quartet lasts twenty-two minutes.
- A detail, and a joke.
- C. The composer disliked critics.
- She invited them to write notes.
- D. The composer's scores were incomplete.
- The scores were complete; they lacked commentary.
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