__________ spent nearly his entire career working at major churches in Rome. His serene musical style came to
epitomize the restrained spirit of the Counter-Reformation
a. Palestrina
b. Machaut
c. Weelkes
d. Josquin
e. Perotinus
ANSWER: a
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a. The efforts of Giovanni Gabrieli, the organist at St. Mark's, composed secular music and worked to make church music more engaging. b. Guillaume Dufay established a school of music in Venice. c. Composer Josquin des Prez restructured the orchestral stage to optimize sound quality. d. The Venetian guild commissioned work by Claudio Monteverdi for public performances.
During the period between c. 650 and 1526, the most prominent religion in India became __________.
A. Islam B. Hinduism C. Buddhism D. Confucianism