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Among the tenors competing for the title role in the community theater
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02 Sep 2026, 22:30
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Among the tenors competing for the title role in the community theater's staging of The Phantom of the Opera, one candidate's approach to the audition piece left the panel visibly startled: rather than attempting anything like a sustained vocal line, he seemed committed almost entirely to sheer _________, and by the final bar even the accompanist had stopped playing in evident disbelief.
| Two Answers |
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| A. hesitance |
| B. dissonance |
| C. imprecision | D. inexactitude | E. discordance |
| F. languor |
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Re: Among the tenors competing for the title role in the community theater
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06 Sep 2026, 05:42
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Dissonance = harsh or clashing sounds; strongly fits the disastrous audition.
Discordance = lack of harmony or agreement, especially in sound; also fits the musical context.
The other choices describe hesitation, vagueness, or sluggishness rather than deliberately-or disastrously-produced clashing sound.
Answer: B and E.
Dissonance = harsh or clashing sounds; strongly fits the disastrous audition.
Discordance = lack of harmony or agreement, especially in sound; also fits the musical context.
The other choices describe hesitation, vagueness, or sluggishness rather than deliberately-or disastrously-produced clashing sound.
Answer: B and E.
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