Heroic male roles in baroque opera were often sung by castrati.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

When opera began, castrati were used for heroic male roles, such as Julius Caesar in Handel's opera of the same name. 

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Unlike the Creoles of Color, the music of the blacks in New Orleans

a. reflected a mixture of African and European musical styles. b. incorporated sophisticated European harmonies. c. was equally refined as that of the Creoles of Color. d. reflected a high level of technical fluency.

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Oath of the Horatii was commissioned by

a. Louis XIV. b. Napoleon. c. Louis XVI. d. Marie Antoinette.

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Like actors and directors, designers have skills and talents that are wholly and solely claimed by the theatre itself.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Describe how country music fused with rock in the late 1960s.

What will be an ideal response?

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