Problem

1. Define baroque. What is the source of this word? When was the word baroque applied to the music of this period, and in what spirit?

2. Explain how science affected both art and ordinary life in the Baroque era.

3. Describe two purposes of opera in the Age of Absolutism.

4. Name two innovations of the Age of Enlightenment that had an impact on the musical life of that era. Explain the effect of each.

5. Briefly contrast the purpose of the arts in the Classical era with that of the arts in the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.

6. Discuss how the development of the public concert during the Classical era altered the social and economic nature of Western European art music.

7. Where could a composer still be sure to earn a living in the Classical era?

Short-essay questions, 150 words minimum per question.