The term sinfonia can be another name for an overture.

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


True

The overture, or introduction to a large musical work, is also sometimes called a sinfonia.

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a. Improvisation in Indian music is left up to the player’s taste. b. Complex rules and traditions guide Indian music improvisation. c. Indian music improvisation has little to do with form. d. Indian music is entirely precomposed.

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Palladio's Villa Rotonda was inspired by __________.

A. St. Peter's Basilica B. the Roman Pantheon C. the Sistine Chapel D. the Château of Fontainebleau

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The Colosseum (fig. 16.17) was begun during the reign of __________

A. Hadrian B. Augustus C. Vespasian D. Constantine E. Marcus Aurelius

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Kabuki and Noh are

a. characters in a Japanese play. b. Japanese playwrights. c. types of Japanese theater. d. types of Japanese actors.

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