The Aria "Batter My Heart" Evokes the Manner of a Baroque

question 55

Multiple Choice

The aria "Batter my heart" evokes the manner of a Baroque da capo aria through its use of:

• A) repeating sections marked off by orchestral ritornellos.
• B) words taken from a poem.
• C) static, almost unchanging harmonies.
• D) three quatrains and a final couplet.

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