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        The art form of the opera (18)_______ during the 1590s. At the time a group of composers and artists known as the Camerata were interested in injecting story telling into music. They were inspired by the belief that the great tragic plays of ancient Greece had been sung rather than simply acted/ Another motivation may have been the desire of the composers to find an alternative to the production of music for the Church, (19)_______. This is supported by the selection of material for the opera. Early composers took their material from the mythologies of ancient Rome and Greece, which was full of plot twists, betrayals, and love affairs.  From the very beginning, the sobriety of the Church had little place in opera. 

        (20)________. Composers quickly embraced the new art form for the opportunities and creative freedom it offered. Wealthy nobles supported the opera because its elaborate and expensive performances allowed them to display their wealth as well as their sophistication. The early years of opera were marked primarily by experimentation. (21)__________, everything was new and untested. Early composers experimented with the structure, subject material, and organization of the opera. They tried different placements for the orchestra, as well as different sizes. By the early 1600s, however, (22)_________. 

Question 18.

A. was first developed in the Italian city of Florence 

B. the development was originated as an Italian city of Florence 

C. which had the Italian city of Florence developed 

D. has been originally developed in Florence city of Italy 

Question 19. 

A. which they found rigid, conventional, and oppressive 

B. overlooked increasingly rigid, conventional, and oppressive 

C. became rigid, conventional, and oppressive 

D. that brought about rigid, conventional, and oppressive music 

Question 20. 

A. Opera was an almost immediate success in Italy 

B. Opera was immediately succeeded in Italy 

C. Opera had immediately successful in Italy 

D. Opera became immediate success in Italy 

Question 21. 

        A. Since it was a new art form         B. As if it was a new art form 

        C. Despite the fact that it was a new art form         D. No matter how new the art form was

Question 22. 

A. the format of the opera is approached what it is today 

B. the format of the opera was approaching what we know today 

C. the format of the opera was changing immediately to what we are today 

D. the format of the opera stays unchanged and is not different from what we know today 

 

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