Long lyrical melodies, melismatic text setting, and rich polyphonic textures __________

a) made text more clearly understood
b) ran the risk of obscuring the text to be sung
c) were outlawed completely by the Catholic Church
d) made printing difficult


b

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A. staff B. bar C. clef D. stem

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Discuss some of the differences between Stanislavsky's system and other alternative contemporary acting systems

What will be an ideal response?

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a. f/64. b. f/22. c. f/16. d. f/4.

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