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During this period, improvisation is very prominent
A
Ethnic
B
Spanish Colonial
C
American Colonial
D
Contemporary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance period In addition to improvising counterpoint over a cantus firmus, singers and instrumentalists improvised melodies over ostinato chord patterns, made elaborate embellishments of melodic lines, and invented music extemporaneously without any predetermined schemata.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Baroque time period saw a rise in the importance and use of improvisation in melodies, accompaniments, and in performance practices because individual expression and emotion was highly valued in the Baroque years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest well documented use of improvisational theatre in Eastern history is found in the Atellan Farce of Africa 391 BC. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, commedia dell’arte performers improvised based on a broad outline in the streets of Italy.

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