How did the patrons of music change in the
Classical period?

During this period, the appreciation of music was no longer limited to the rich and powerful. Those belonging to the middle class became patrons of music as well. Composers wrote music to meet the needs of a more diverse audience. As a result, music forms during this period were simpler and less intense.

Explanation:

in 550 b.c.e. cyrus the great, the leader of the persians, conquered the medes and united the iranian people under one ruler for the first time. cyrus became the first king of the persian empire and went on to establish one of the largest empires in world.

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.