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Q: Why did operas appeal to composers and musicians during the enlightenment?
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In Shakespeares time mostly occupied the upper stage during a performance?

musicians


Who was the monarch that supported the arts during Shakespeare's time?

Both Elizabeth I and James I were patrons of the arts. Both sponsored theatre companies and musicians.


Who wrote the gavotte?

The Gavotte is a type of musical dance. There were many composers during the Baroque period and beyond that wrote gavottes.


How did composer Tchaikovsky come to work so closely with Marius Petipa and the Imperial Russian Ballet?

During the reign of Petipa, composers were dictated by the choreographer as to what kind of music was required, tempi, duration, etc. No ifs and buts allowed.


Crush the infamous thing?

Written by Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer who used biting satire to comment on the flaws of life. When writing this he criticises Christianity. During the Enlightenment (a period in which reason was the primary authority) a religious movement known as deism came about. It is often described to as the clock-model in which God is a clockmaker who once He has created the clock (the world) leaves it be (goes away and doesn't involve himself in it every again). Voltaire liked Deism and this, compounded with the flaws of the Roman Catholic Church pushed him to write this satirical piece against the Church. Through it, Voltaire hoped to crush the flaws of the church such as simony (selling of church offices and paying to get into heaven...this practice began during the Crusades) and the orgies of the Popes and other high ranking officials.

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How did musicians earn a living during Mozart's time?

Musicians like Mozart usually worked in the courts of the nobles as musicians or the court composers.


One of the most noted composers during the Enlightenment honored as the father of the symphony?

Joseph haydn


Who provided the most financial support for musicians and composers during the middle age?

The Catholic Church


What did the governments and churches do during the enlightenment?

During the enlightenment governments and churches tried to stop spread enlightenment ideas


What philosophy influenced Japanese thinking during the Meiji Restoration?

The Enlightenment influenced Japanese thinking during the Meiji Restoration.


How did art and music change during the enlightenment period as it spread?

If you remember correctly, prior to the Enlightenment period the common art style was baroque, characterized by large, bright, elegant paintings, usually of Archangels, men on horses and the sort. The enlightenment lead to "Neoclassical" styles, Neo meaning new and Classical refering to a style used by Greece and Rome way back when. These paintings were much more simpler in comparison to baroque works. This was also the time that classical music began, which was considered lighter and more elegant than that of a previous time. Composers such as Bach and Handel who had dominated the previous era were quickly replaced by enlightenment period musicians such as Mozart and Beethoven.


Were any jazz composers born during the romantic period?

no


Which composers did not compose during the romantic period?

Vivaldi


When did the enlightenment beginning?

the Enlightenment began during the mid-1600s, close to the year 1650


Which of these statements is false The Catholic and Protestant churches worked together to support composers during the Baroque period?

The Catholic and Protestant churches worked together to support composers during the Baroque period.


What old notions did scholars during the enlightenment want to rethink?

The scholars during the enlightenment wanted to rethink the idea of christian Europe.


Who changed ideas about government and social injustice during the enlightenment?

The people changed ideas about government education and social injustice during the Enlightenment. They were led by Enlightenment thinkers such as Descartes, Hobbes, and Voltaire.