Music History: 18th Century Musical Associations

Their contracts transformed from a relation of domesticity to one of exchange.

A musician who could measure and serve the public's taste, exercise a keen business sense, and possess supreme adaptability.

They paved the way for the commodification of music, determining the direction of production, distribution, and consumption.

<p>Producing music in a market-driven economy involved catering to a large-scale audience, whereas writing for a patron in the feudal era was a more personalized and localized endeavor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Familiar arias from favourite operas and zarzuelas, salon piano music, and orchestral overtures rearranged for bands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indigenous musicians gained a choice to depend on economic forces other than the church or military, giving them more autonomy and agency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The capitalist system placed a high premium on musical labour and performances as commodities to buy and sell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because the costs of contemporary arts organizations are so great that no one patron can cover them, necessitating collaboration to support these organizations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They formed organizations to support musical performances, as they had the capital to do so.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It led to a reconfiguration of the relations of production for musicians, potentially affecting their livelihood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain a continuous flow of performances and the preparation of new productions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An elaborate apparatus of boards and auxiliaries to carry out fundraising.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rise of demand for theatrical and orchestral performances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New tools, machineries, printing presses, newly constructed theatres, and musical instruments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Publishing companies that printed and distributed music sheets and other commodities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Instruments for sale, repair services, and music tutorials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They contributed to the growth of a market-driven music economy and supported the cultural production of music for mass appeal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It likely led to economic challenges for indigenous musicians as they had to adapt to new economic imperatives.</p> Signup and view all the answers