You have some options about which prompt you respond to. Select only one (1) of these prompts to write about. You do NOT need to respond to each question. 1. What makes postmodernism so difficult to define? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 2. What are some of the most significant musical developments of the late twentieth century? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 3. What kinds of new techniques have modern musicians needed to learn in order to perform avant-garde music? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 4. In what ways was West Side Story significant? What issues of race and ethnicity does it raise? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 5. What are some of the main characteristics of process and phase music, and how did it differ from the twelve-tone tradition it rejected? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 6. How did non-Western music influence Reich's minimalist style? Give specific examples to illustrate your point. 7. From which diver