frmusic1-10, Exercise 1: The state and music

Model answer (examples):

Seventeenth century: Louis XIV used music as an instrument of royal power and Lully held a monopoly on opera, so a musician's career depended on royal favour and the style was partly decided at court.
1790s: the revolutionary government set up a national conservatoire and staged mass festivals, creating a public and a training system for musicians.
1970s: the state funded IRCAM, led by Boulez, which brought composers together with scientists and gave public money to technology before there was a commercial market.

Any three points are acceptable. Check the dates against a reference work.