首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
Robert Todd Duncan was bom in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a youn
Robert Todd Duncan was bom in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a youn
admin
2019-05-17
50
问题
Robert Todd Duncan was bom in 1903 in the southern city of Danville, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 1930, he completed more musical education at Columbia University in New York City. Then he moved to Washington. For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washington. At that time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music. Teaching at Howard gave Duncan the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly black student population. He taught special ways to present the music. These special ways became known as the Duncan Technique.
Besides teaching, Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black. But it seemed that he always would be known mainly as a concert artist. However, his life took a different turn in the middle 1930s. At that time, the famous American music writer George Gershwin was looking for someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess. The music critic of The New York Times newspaper suggested Todd Duncan. Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as he knew it would not be easy to get it. But he changed his mind. He sang a piece from an Italian opera for Gershwin. He had sung only a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part. He became famous because of the part in Porgy and Bess.
Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist. But his greatest love in music was teaching. When he stopped teaching at Howard, he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington home until the week before his death.
Based on the passage, what did Robert Todd Duncan love most?
选项
A、Singing in concerts.
B、Writing music.
C、Singing opera.
D、Teaching music.
答案
D
解析
根据最后一段第二句“But his greatest love in music was teaching.”可知, Duncan对音乐的最大热爱是教学。故选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/EZJC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
Laptopsarenowsoexpensive_______beyondthereachofalmosteveryone.
HardlyhadIgothome______thetelephonerang.
Thebedhasbeen_______inthefamily.Itwasmygreat-grandmother’soriginally.
ANosoonerBhehadenteredtheroomCthanthetelephoneDrang.
People______believethatthesunwentaroundtheearth.
Almosteveryonehasahobby.Ahobbycanbe【C1】______peopleliketodointheirsparetime.Ahobbycan【C2】______themwithinter
Givemeyourtelephonenumber,______Ineedyourhelp.
Shemade______totellhermotherthegoodnews.
Howdoyouknowifyourhomeisaneasyaimforthefts?Aroundtheholidays,manyfamiliesdon’tconsidertakingpropermeasure
随机试题
A.燥湿化痰,降逆止呕B。燥湿化痰,祛风止痉C.燥湿化痰,消痞散结D.燥湿化痰,理气调中天南星具有的功效是
某男,72岁。症见喘息短气,呼多吸少,腰膝酸软,舌淡苔白,脉无力。其病机为哪两脏功能失调
在已浇混凝土上进行后续工序混凝土工程施工时,要求已浇筑的混凝土强度应达到:[2007年第32题]
在化工厂内,可能散发有毒气体的设备应布置在()。
香港、澳门人员在内地从事个体工商经营的,应当由()申请办理《就业证》。
根据下面资料,作答以下问题。【资料】上课了,章老师走进了八年级(1)班的教室,手里没拿书,只拿了一只已经折好的纸飞机和一张纸。同学们疑惑地看着张老师,有同学问:“老师,这节课我们不上课吗?”章老师坦然地说:“不上啦,我们玩纸飞机好吗?”这些纸飞机
阅读下面的短文,完成下列题。“和谐”是上海世博会的基本理念,2010年上海世博会上,科技将为人、城市与自然的和谐共存提供完整的技术支持。太阳能科技将参与到上海世博会的建设中。通过在部分世博场馆的屋顶和玻璃幕墙上使用太阳能光伏发电技术,进
关于《巴塞尔资本协议》,下列说法错误的是()
计算机技术中,英文缩写CPU的中文译名是
Agoodexampleofbeingpassionateaboutrosesis______.Isitpossibletoattaintheabsoluteperfectionofroses?
最新回复
(
0
)