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Question 7 of 15
Who was Andrea Amati?
A. The inventor of the choral concerto.
B. A music printer and publisher.
C. A female composer.
D. The inventor of the violin.
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Answer 1

D.
Andrea (c. 1520–c. 1578), the founder of the Cremona school of violin making, was perhaps originally influenced by the work of slightly earlier makers from Brescia. His earliest-known violins are dated about 1564.

Answer 2

D, she’s the inventor of the violin