No one produced "art for art's sake" during the Romantic period, when artists sought only to please the public's tastes.

In Boulevard des Capucines, Claude Monet's loose brushwork gives the effect of

a. snow drifting through trees. b. the animation of a public street. c. the insignificance of humanity. d. the majesty of the Place de l'Opéra.

Which type of composition became more important in the nineteenth century as composers sought to integrate purely instrumental music with outside ideas?

a) trio sonatas b) recitative c) program music d) opera