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The frottola was aristocratic music, although popular tunes were sometimes
incorporated. Under the patronage of Isabella d'Este, the frottola developed at the
court at Mantua, and it also became popular at other courts ...
The frottola was aristocratic music, although popular tunes were sometimes
incorporated. Under the patronage of Isabella d'Este, the frottola developed at the
court at Mantua, and it also became popular at other courts ...
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American cartoonist who created "Dick Tracy," the detective-action comic strip
that became the first popular cops-and-robbers series. Gould studied cartooning
through a correspondence school, briefly drew sports cartoons in Oklahoma, then
...
American cartoonist who created "Dick Tracy," the detective-action comic strip
that became the first popular cops-and-robbers series. Gould studied cartooning
through a correspondence school, briefly drew sports cartoons in Oklahoma, then
...
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Ho Chi Minh 954 sanctioned the idea of the Popular Front (an alliance with the
non-Communist left against Fascism) — a policy Ho had advocated for some time
. In keeping with this policy the Communists in Indochina moderated their ...
Ho Chi Minh 954 sanctioned the idea of the Popular Front (an alliance with the
non-Communist left against Fascism) — a policy Ho had advocated for some time
. In keeping with this policy the Communists in Indochina moderated their ...
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