The word that means "an excess" in this excerpt is <u>surplus.</u>
Superflous means:
above what is needed
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Answer:
The two sentences that best show that the composer drew inspiration from literature are:
Bernstein's music was influenced by many pieces he had heard - and even read - before.
West Side Story was also influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet, written in the late sixteenth century by William Shakespeare.
Explanation:
The excerpt makes it clear that music composer Leonard Bernstein was a very talented man, capable of writing different styles of music.<u> His inspiration, however, did not come only from other music pieces. The passage makes it clear that literature was also an important source of inspiration for the composer. That is clearly stated in two sentences:</u>
Bernstein's music was influenced by many pieces he had heard - and even read - before.
West Side Story was also influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet, written in the late sixteenth century by William Shakespeare.
<u>We are told that what he read was also influential on his work, and that a specific famous play, "Romeo and Juliet", inspired Bernstein's most famous work - the music for "West Side Story".</u>
Answer:
Explanation:
Historical allusion is a reference, usually within a speech or a piece of writing, to people or events that have historical significance and carry certain ideas along with them. Someone in the US, for example, might refer to a person as a “Benedict Arnold,” which is a reference to the American general that joined British forces during the Revolutionary War.
