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gbarreiro

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A persistently repeated phrase in music is called
 
 

a. a continuo
  b. a cantus firmus
  c. an ostinato
  d. a unifier
  e. a virus



Question 2

The text of an opera is called the
 
 

a. play book
  b. libretto
  c. manuscript
  d. little novel
  e. story board




spencer.martell

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: c.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: b.



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