Which Is True of Music in the Age of Absolutism

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which is true of music in the Age of Absolutism?

• A) Monarchs had no control over music.
• B) Music functioned at least partly to flatter the nobility who paid for it.
• C) Absolutely no emotional display was allowed in Baroque music.
• D) Only emotion mattered in music; control was not important.

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