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Which genre of composition consists of two sections; the first in a slow, majestic duple meter with stately dotted
  rhythms, while the contrasting second section features a fast triple meter in an imitative style?


 
 

a. chamber sonata
  b. French overture
  c. basso ostinato
  d. concerto grosso
  e. ritornello form



Question 2

Which monarch exerted a powerful influence on the style of the Baroque era in general as well as being indirectly
  responsible for development of the French overture, an important genre of the period?


 
 

a. Charlemagne
  b. Frederick the Great
  c. Louis XIV
  d. Elizabeth I
  e. Franz Josef




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Jmfn03

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: c




savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Wow, this really help

 

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