Question

In the 19th century, most campaign songs were parodies in which old words were set to new music.
a) true
b) false

Answer 1

The statement that in the 19th century, most campaign songs were parodies in which old words were set to new music is True.

Parody has been employed in music for a wide range of goals and in a wide range of musical situations, including as a seriously creative approach, as crude re-use of a well-known tune to deliver new words, and occasionally for comedic effect.

Offenbach was frequently imitated by other composers, such as Gluck, Donizetti, and Meyerbeer, and he was also imitated by subsequent composers, such as Saint-Saens and Sondheim.

Sullivan mocked the styles of Handel, Bellini, Mozart, Verdi, and other composers in his Savoy operas. Since then, his own music has been mocked.

The parodying of well-known songs with new lyrics is a typical element of Victorian burlesque and pantomime, two 19th-century British theatrical genres.

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