frmusic1-1, Exercise 1: French music as a window on French culture

Model answer:

French music shows how the country's power and culture have been organised: the court of Louis XIV made music an instrument of royal power, composers around 1900 changed how harmony and colour were used, and the chanson treats the lyric as seriously as the tune. The state has also taken an interest in music throughout, from royal patronage to a research institute and rules about French-language song on the radio. Paris drew musicians from everywhere between the wars, so the story is also one of exchange with the rest of the world.

Any answer using two points from the chapter is acceptable.