How might the bell ensemble’s musical performances illustrate “useless” conspicuous consumption? Yet what useful function might these performances serve for the Marquis?
What will be an ideal response?
• The bell ensemble performances represented elaborate and expensive artistic productions, essentially "useless" to human survival.
• These musical performances and instruments—even to the point of burying people presumed to be performers with the expensive bell set in the Marquis's tomb--served the useful function of projecting his regal ambitions, his elevated status and his wealth.
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a. Rigidity b. Realism c. Abstraction d. Formality
Among the things architects consider is acoustics, or the __________
A. ratio of people to floor space B. design for how people will move through the space C. science of sound D. study of natural ways of heating and cooling
How would you describe the timbre of "Pan in A Minor"? (PL 5-3)
A. raspy. B. metallic. C. dark. D. nasal.
Which of the following best relates to this composition?
a) Musica reservata b) Mannerism c) virtuosity d) intabulation