Handel countered the decreasing popularity of his Italian operas by composing ________.
A. operas
B. cantatas
C. oratorios
D. madrigals
Answer: C
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The fountain in the shape of a(n) __________, created by Gianlorenzo Bernini, depicts the Nile, Ganges, Danube, and Plata rivers to proclaim Catholic dominion throughout the world
A. barge B. petal C. obelisk D. square E. circle
An early manuscript that we know was written in the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence is the
a. Montpellier Codex. b. Hidden Shroud. c. Squarcialupi Codex. d. Organum Codex.
The term ground bass refers to
A. a bass pattern that recurs throughout the piece. B. a recurring bass pattern that supports the melody and harmonies above it. C. an ostinato bass pattern, over which a piece is composed. D. all of the above.
Joan of Arc sought to end the violence of the __________
A) Crusades B) Hundred Years' War C) Serfs' Rebellion D) Black Death E) Great Schism