You find yourself in an English public theatre, watching an opera being staged with Italianate scenic conventions. You know at once that the year must be:
a. between 1576 and 1590
b. between 1590 and 1616
c. between 1616 and 1625
d. between 1625 and 1642
e. between 1642 and 1660
E
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A) soprano B) alto C) tenor D) pedals
What statement best describes Francesco Borromini, designer of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
a. Bernini's architectural rival in baroque Rome b. a talented imitator of Caravaggio's painting c. a genius of Italian opera in Venice d. an influential member of Louis XIV's court at Versailles
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. rondo b. binary c. ternary d. theme and variations