Operas, oratorios, and cantatas usually have a section that features a solo singer in a song-like setting that often follows a recitative. This solo is called

A) an imitation. B) an aria. C) a cadenza. D) a trill.


B

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A. between movements B. toward the beginning of a movement C. toward the end of a movement D. toward the middle of a movement

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