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Explain the derivation of our terms bass and alto.
 
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Question 2

Mozart wrote operas in all of the following styles except ____.
 
  A) opera buffa
  B) Singspiel
  C) Tragdie lyrique
  D) opera seria



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Answer to Question 1

the contratenor bassus generally was written lower than the tenor line, becoming bass; the contratenor altus was usually higher than the tenor line and became alto

Answer to Question 2

C



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