Question

What invention increased the recognition of composers and made music more available?
A.The cotton gin
B.The violin
C.The consort
D.The printing press

Answer 1

D is the correct answer. The printing press made sheet music more widely available because it could now be manufactured on a mass scale. This meant many musicians could begin to learn the music and thus recognition of the composers who had made the music increased.

Answer 2

The printing press is the right answer.