单选题The author refers to Schubert and Brahms in order to suggest _____.Athat their achievements are no less substantial than those of VerdiBthat their works are examples of great trashCthe extent to which Schubert and Brahms influenced the later compositions of VerdiDthat popular music could be employed in compositions intended as high art

单选题
The author refers to Schubert and Brahms in order to suggest _____.
A

that their achievements are no less substantial than those of Verdi

B

that their works are examples of great trash

C

the extent to which Schubert and Brahms influenced the later compositions of Verdi

D

that popular music could be employed in compositions intended as high art


参考解析

解析:
作者在提及Schubert and Brahms之前先提到了George Gershwin,指出Gershwin的音乐是“great popular art, never aspiring to high art”,接着笔锋一转,提及Schubert and Brahms,指出他们运用流行音乐的元素创作出了“high art”,通过两个例子的对比,突出强调流行音乐也能用来创作高雅艺术,因此D项最符合题目要求。

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