US and England. By the turn of the century, they were in the South US, especially New Orleans. Stephen Foster made many of these minstrel shows. These shows had whites dressed with black faces, making a parody of blacks and their culture, which was an inadequete documentation of the tradition. A while into this tradition of minstrel shows, blacks began to act in them, as well as acting in broadway plays.6.In previous centuries, society went to many performances and bought many instruments and took many music lessons in order to make music a large part of their lives. The inventions of the 20th century, including compact disc players, C. D. Rom, Laser discs, tape recorders, stereos, television, and readi, all allowed society to now make their homes their new concert halls. This also allows music to be a part of a larger audiences life b/c many of the performances in earlier times were only available to people of the court and their private guests. This also meant that there began to be more work for performers and compposers to produce more works. Technology was a major factor in the lives of the audiences.Composers are also now able to record their works and their interpretations (phrasing, dynamics, tempo, for example), which are now used as permanent records in history.Final Examination Essay Questions:1. In the Middle Ages, the Aristocracy degenerated into powerful land owners, who lacked much education and culture. The clergy were the only educated people of the time, and they were not all that well educated. Also in this time, Charlemagne developed social holdings with music, art and other things. The society switched to feudalism when the Roman Empire fell. The education of the nobility did not take place until the Rennaisance. During his reign, however, Charlemagne encouraged learning and there was a great interest in music and the arts. However, the church had ultimate control over everyone. People believed that the Pope had t...
