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Ebrown

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Which musical instrument did young women of the Classical era usually choose to learn in order to demonstrate that
  they possessed status and gentility?


 
 

a. cello
  b. piano
  c. violin
  d. trumpet
  e. guitar



Question 2

What innovation made the piano such a popular instrument?
 
 

a. assembly line made it cheap to produce
  b. since it was smaller than the harpsichord, it took up less room in middle-class parlors
  c. it never went out of tune
  d. it could play at more than one dynamic level
  e. all of the above




makaylafy

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d



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