Question

The doctrine of the affections, which was widely used in baroque music, stated that _____. music should invoke a certain emotion or mood music should never affect the emotions music should elicit several moods at once music is inherently emotional

Answer 1

Music should invoke a certain mood or emotion

Answer 2

The correct answer is A. Music should invoke a certain emotion or mood

Explanation:

The doctrine of the affections was one of the most prominent theories that affected theatre, literature, music and other arts during the Baroque era after the Renaissance. This theory proposed emotions, passions, and mood could be represented in art and in the case of music through sounds, which means the emotions the compositor wanted to convey determined the type of sounds the compositor chose and therefore music was always linked to emotion or mood. Additionally, for some, there were six basic emotions or moods (love, joy, desire, sorrow, admiration, and hate) and these can be combined to invoke other emotions. Therefore, the doctrine of the affections stated that music should invoke a certain emotion or mood.