Question

During the Romantic Period, composers wrote primarily for a (Select one: aristocratic, middle class, poor) audience. This was in part because when thecourts vanished as the government structures changed, (Select one: minstrels, troubadours, mass) found themselves without stable employment. The industrial revolution created a growing middle class that wanted to both (Select one: hear, avoid) and (Select one: hear, play) music. The Romantic period also brought the founding of music (Select one: cathedrals, conservatories, orchestras, operas) in both the United States and Europe. Many young people studied music, both women and men. The (Select one: piano, violin, flute, harpsichord) became a stape in middle-class homes. Many composers (Select one: taught, sang, wrote novels, painted) to supplement their composing. Virtuoso soloists, such as (Select one: paganini, mozart, lizt, beethoven) on the violin and (lizt, paganini, mozart, beethoven) on the piano, set the bar for other soloists

Answer 1

During the Romantic Period, composers wrote primarily for a middle-class audience. This was in part because when the courts vanished as the government structures changed, troubadours found themselves without stable employment. The industrial revolution created a growing middle class that wanted to both hear and play music. The Romantic period also brought the founding of music conservatories in both the United States and Europe. Many young people studied music, both women and men. The piano became a staple in middle-class homes. Many composers taught to supplement their composing. Virtuoso soloists, such as Paganini on the violin and Liszt on the piano, set the bar for other soloists.