Thread For Answers To Questions Google Won'tt Answer Sufficiently

[Spacescifi]

This is for questions even google won't answer... at least it has not with me so far.

Anyone else can post a new question after the previous one has been answered sufficiently.

Question 1: Perhaps the European KSP forum users know the answer?

What was the purpose or function of various types of classical music during the baroque and classical/rococco periods in Europe?

A quick google search says that a French king named Louis died, and the lighter, happy sounding music like what Mozart is known for grew as a result of the people that used to party in the king's palace partying at their houses/mansions instead.

That tells me little though.

What was the purpose of a symphony? Was it like the concerts of today where people sit and listen quietly? Because strangely enough I read or heard somewhere that Mozart's 41st and last symphony was supposed to be played at a casino hall! I suppose while patrons gambled? That's a lit different than the solemn concerts we know today.

What was the purpose of concertos? Solemn concert? Or background music to a picnic or festival?

And what about divertimentos?! I read they ACTUALLY were for social events... Mozart is said to have composed his 11th Divertimento for his sister's birthday. So I am guessing it is... background music?

If all of this is really true it saddens me. Since I would love it if there was a normal festival (does not have to be one celebrarting classical music) that actually played classical music as the background music.

Or even picnic music! It is sad that people think of classical as stuffy concert hall music for prideful persons when it's original use appears to be background music for all sorts of NON-concert hall ACTIVITIES.

What do you know on this European?

Edited October 9, 2020 by Spacescifi