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lunatika

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Under the direction of Felix Mendelssohn, the Gewandhaus Orchestra
 
  A) dwindled away and fell into bankruptcy
 
  B) revived songs from past eras, but the public hated this and called it old fashioned
 
  C) moved to France
 
  D) became one of the finest orchestras in Europe.
 
  E) became an ensemble of strings only

Question 2

What significance did the Doctrine of Affections have on instrumental music?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

proved that instrumental music could sway the emotions just as powerfully as vocal music





 

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