Perhaps there is nothing more to the album than its case that experimentalism into uncharted sonic landscapes did not (i) ______ with Stockhausen. Or perhaps its forays— many of which could rightly be dubbed sophomoric— into the avant-garde also lead to the (ii) _______ that to create an unprecedented sound one has to (iii) _______ a discernible melody.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) come full circle | (D) unsettling conclusion | (G) choose to create |
| (B) culminate | (E) unwarranted hypothesis | (H) forgo producing |
| (C) die | (F) uncharacteristic rebuttal | (I) subtly embed |
Hi! The above question I found in a test. The answers were given (die, unsettling conclusion and forgo producing). I'm okay with the first and third blank. But, having troubled with the second blank? Can anyone help me understand the blank?
I got the same answers as the test key. "D" is right because the album evidently produced discernible melodies.
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I got the same answers as the test key. "D" is right because the album evidently produced discernible melodies.
It disturbs the writer that these avant-garde composers have to ensure that there is no discernible melodic content in their work.
Unsettling conclusion = some disturbing deduction or result of analysis