Music went from functioning mainly as recreation and entertainment to functioning primarily as "representing the power of the patron to expressing the feelings of the individual musician". Louis XIV's Versailles project is the best example of this.
This is picture compilation of Versailles with music from Lully: Idylle sur la paix - Air pour Madame La Dauphine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF9BO1FiyiY
While reading the "Bach, Handel and the Worship of God" section, listen to St. Matthew Passion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LLFfFXaUA
When music began moving out of the classical stages, jazz and romanticism took the stage. Here is an excerpt of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92T4DQqQApE
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