This composer found the domination of his country by the Austrian Empire intolerable and many of his early operas emphasize patriotic fervor; his name became a symbol of political resistance

A) Richard Wagner
B) Giacomo Meyerbeer
C) Gioachino Rossini
D) Giuseppe Verdi


D

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Monteverdi's eight books of ___________________ represent the final significant contribution to that genre

A) madrigals B) prayers C) operas D) chant E) recitatives

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