Which of the following does NOT create a "reassuring return to stability" in musical repetition? a. continually enlivening the work with musical creativity b. repeating a melody periodically to mark the form c. repeating a melody exactly d. avoiding music that changes all the time

The best answer to the question: Which of the following does NOT create a "reassuring return to stability" in musical repetition, would be: A) Continually enlivening the work with musical creativity.

Explanation:

The purpose of repetition in music is usually to allow the audience to know that there will be a return to the basic, and original melody, and this generates a sense of "reassuring return to stability". This means that, unless a variation is decied upon, the original melodic lines will reappear and become the baseline for the rest of the musical work. However, one way in which you can ensure that "reassuring return to stability" in musical repetition does NOT happen, will be to insert variations, which are switches to the original, baseline melody, thus enlivening the work with musical creativity. The more variations you insert to an original melody, the more you move away from that melod, the lesser the sense of returning to stability.