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jhjkgdfhk

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Which genre of orchestral music typically consists of four movements, all of
  which are normally written in the same key but are usually thematically
  independent?


 
 

a. concerto
  b. string quartet
  c. sonata
  d. symphony
  e. sinfonia



Question 2

Identify the statement that does not apply to the sinfonia.
 
 

a. a one-movement work in three sections
  b. the first section is in a slow tempo with dotted rhythms, while the second is in
  a fast, imitative style
  c. during the late seventeenth century it was used as an overture to Italian operas
  d. the literal meaning of the term is a harmonious sounding together
  e. it eventually evolved into the four-movement symphony




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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B



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