What is a "romance" in nineteenth-century French music?
a. A song in which the rhythm of the text animate the rhythm of the music;almost every note has its own syllable and the duration of that note is oftendetermined by length or stress of the syllable
b. An elaborate, lyrical song for solo voice.
c. A simple strophic song with little musical sophistication.
d. A through-composed song in which the music tries to sound out the meaningof the text.
c
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