Music Appreciation: Renaissance, Secular Music, the Roman Catholic Church Service – Flashcards
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Which of the following does NOT characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance?
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women were discouraged from performing music in the home
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The expressive device that Renaissance composes used to pictorialize words musically is called:
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word-painting
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Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?
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the madrigal
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Where was the madrigal first developed?
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Italy
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The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the:
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madrigal
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Why are the madrigals of Arcadelt so important?
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they brought a new level of expression to the madrigal
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Madrigals with simper and more accessible texts were especially favored in:
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England
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Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?
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pastoral and light
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Who invented the printing press?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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The invention of the printing press allowed:
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books to become available to the middle class
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(T/F) Only professional musicians performed secular music during the Renaissance
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false
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(T/F) During the Renaissance, the study of a musical instrument was considered improper for ladies
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false
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(T/F) The two most important genres of Renaissance secular music were the chanson and the madrigal
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true
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(T/F) Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression.
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true
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(T/F) The text of Arcadelt's madrigal II bianco e dolce cigno has levels of meanings, some of which are erotic
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true
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(T/F) England adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form
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true
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(T/F) Unlike madrigals, Fair Phyllis has no word-painting
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false
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(T/F) The printing press had little impact on secular music
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false
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Which of the following was a characteristic of medieval art abandoned in the Renaissance?
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space organized in a succession of planes
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Which of the following characterizes humanism?
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thinking centered on human issues and individuality, inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, independence from tradition and religion
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Which genre of vocal music was NOT used in Renaissance church services?
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the chanson
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Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?
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it has fuller harmonies, it has smoothly gliding lines, it is performed a cappella
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What best describes the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?
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imitative
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The fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called:
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a cantus firmus
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What is a cactus firms?
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a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass
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Which early Renaissance composer exerted influence on generation of composers who followed?
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Josquin des Prez
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Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of the:
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motet
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The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:
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in praise of the Virgin Mary
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Wha is the musical basis of Joaquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena?
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a Gregorian chant in the top voice, then a freely composed melody
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(T/F) Medieval artists preferred to depict their subjects in profile rather than facing front
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false
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(T/F) Humanism was inspired by the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome
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true
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(T/F) The Renaissance motet is a sacred genre with a single Latin text
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true
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(T/F) The preeminent composers of motets in the early Renaissance were from Italy
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true
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(T/F) Joaquin's career centered exclusively in his native France
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false
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(T/F) Joaquin did not use preexisting melodies in his sacred works
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false
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The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:
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the Mass
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The portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called:
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the Ordinary
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The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called:
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the Proper
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What was the primary language of the Mass?
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Latin
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Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?
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Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
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The first session of the Ordinary of the Mass, a plea for mercy, is called the:
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Kyrie
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Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?
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the Credo
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Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
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Martin Luther
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In the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on:
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the inclusion of instruments in the service
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After the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:
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the Counter-Reformation
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Which of the following was NOT a recommendation of the Council of Trent?
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using more musical instruments to enhance church music
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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Which of the following best describes the intended performance practice for the Pope Marcellus Mass?
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It would have been sung by an all-male choir with boy sopranos or male falsettos
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Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?
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six-voice polyphony
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(T/F) The texts of the Mass that change for each service make up the Ordinary
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false
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(T/F) The Introit is the first movement of the Ordinary of the Mass
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false
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(T/F) The text for the final portion of the Ordinary, the Agnus Dei, is divided into three parts
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true
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(T/F) Martin Luther launched the Reformation movement
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true
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(T/F) The reform movement in the Catholic church brough about by the Protestant Reformation was called the Counter-Reformation
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true
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(T/F) The Council of Trent took place in the mid-sixteenth century
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true
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(T/F) The dense counterpoint in the Pope Marcellus Mass were sung by boy sopranos or adult males with high voices
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true
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Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning:
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soft or loud
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The ______ is an end-blown flute with a breathy tone
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recorder
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Early instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and the sackbut, were categorized as:
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loud
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Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?
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the shawm
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The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the:
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sackbut
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Which of the following was a lively circle or line dance, often performed outdoors?
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ronde
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Tielman Susato published music in which major European center?
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Antwerp
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the dances that Susato published?
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irregular phrase lengths
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(T/F) Early instrumental music largely depended on improvisation
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true
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(T/F) Bas instruments wer used frequently for outdoor occasions during the Middle Ages
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false
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(T/F) The rebec was a type of wind instrument
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false
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(T/F) The sixteenth century saw a blossoming of instrumental dance music
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true
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(T/F) Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation
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true
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(T/F) Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments, such as recorders and strings
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true
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(T/F) The dance music that Susato published is monophonic
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false
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(T/F) The dance music of Susato appeared in print and hence was not suitable for improvisation
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false
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During the seventeenth century, women who desired a public voice through music often joined a:
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convent
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Which of the following was a reason that a woman would join a convent during the seventeenth century?
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to avoid an unwanted marriage, to have an outlet for musical talent, to seek asylum after being widowed
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The canticle of Mary is generally known as the:
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Magnificat
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During which service does the Magnificat occur?
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Vespers
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What service did Chiara Margarita Cozzolani provide for the convent of St. Radegonda?
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composer
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Which of the following is a type of music NOT composed by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani?
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the secular cantata
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The dramatic and mystical qualities of Cozzolani's setting of the Magnificat are similar to those of what other significant artwork?
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Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
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Of the following, which characterizes Cozzolani's music for the Magnificat?
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expressive and rich in word-painting
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What are the performing forces for Cozzalani's Magnificat?
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two choirs, two soprano soloists, and organ and strings
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The prayer of praise at the end of the Magnificat is called the:
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doxology
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(T/F) Creative voices from groups excluded from equal opportunity seldom have any emotional impact
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false
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(T/F) Women who made a name for themselves as professional musicians were often viewed as having low morals
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true
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(T/F) The convent of St. Radegonda in Milan was famous for its music-making
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true
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(T/F) The Catholic church supported the performances of nuns in public and their use of polyphony
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false
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(T/F) In convents, men frequently joined the nuns' choir in order to perform the bass parts
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false
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(T/F) Although coming from the family of a wealthy Milanese merchant, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani entered a convent and professed her final vows at age eighteen
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true
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(T/F) In Cozzolani's Magnificat, the choirs often sing in homophony
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true
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(T/F) Cozzolani wrote the text of her Magnificat
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false