Bach did not compose his cantatas for the purpose of musical entertainment. What function did these works serve?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: musical sermons intended for the religious instruction of his community

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A) True B) False

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European culture at the end of the 1800s is called _____

a. Jugendstil b. post-industrialism c. the symbolist era d. fin-de-siècle

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The remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples have been discovered in ____

a. Babylon b. Thebes c. Sumer d. Göbekli Tepe

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