This composer, who was born and raised in Venice, was also an ordained priest as well as a virtuoso violinist. During
his career he was engaged to teach music for a girl’s orphanage, the Hospice of Mercy, and wrote many solo concertos for
the all-female orchestra
a. Vivaldi
b. Purcell
c. Monteverdi
d. Mouret
e. Bach
ANSWER: a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).