In the classical period, comic operas sometimes ________.

To try to make a profit from recording deals, some organizations ______.

a. sell equity stakes in themselves to for-profit record labels that become strategic investors b. force concert attendees to buy recordings c. destroy unsold CDs to create a scarcity d. create their own record labels

Conceptions of music are closely tied to conceptions of ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).