|
What American composer is known as the king of ragtime? |
Joplin |
|
Bebop jazz was a complex new style that developed after World War II, built on small groups in which each player has an equal voice in the improvisation. |
True |
|
Take the A Train was composed by: |
Billy Strayhorn. |
|
Which of the following is NOT a musical trait of African origin? |
major-minor tonality |
|
What was the trademark of bebop? |
a two-note phrase |
|
Louis Armstrong was an important force in the development of early jazz styles. |
True |
|
A combination of jazz and classical idioms is called: |
third stream. |
|
Jazz is an art form created mainly by African Americans in the early twentieth century that blended elements from African music with traditions of the West. |
True |
|
New Orleans jazz depended on simultaneous improvisations by the players, which created a polyphonic texture. |
True |
|
Louis Armstrong was also known as: |
Satchmo |
|
Which of the following best describes the form of a blues text? |
A-A-B |
|
Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play? |
trumpet |
|
Billie Holiday’s song Billie’s Blues demonstrates ____________ form. |
twelve-bar blues |
|
African-American music forms the roots of which of the following popular American musical styles? |
all of the above |
|
During the 1940s, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk developed: |
bebop |
|
Ragtime was named for its ragged, highly syncopated rhythms and melodies. |
True |
|
Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag was initially little known, but it became a big hit after its use in the film The Sting. |
False |
|
What is the principal musical characteristic of ragtime? |
syncopation |
|
Big-band swing represented the dominant form of American popular music in the 1930s and 1940s. |
True |
|
What is the African-American music that developed around the turn of the twentieth century and incorporates elements of African music and Western popular and art music called? |
jazz |
|
Gunther Schuller coined the term third stream to describe a combination of blues and jazz styles. |
False |
|
Who was the creator of the Modern Jazz Quartet? |
John Lewis |
|
Duke Ellington’s great musical collaborator in the 1940s was: |
Billy Strayhorn. |
|
A style of jazz singing that sets syllables without meaning to an improvised vocal line is known as: |
scat singing. |
|
New Orleans jazz often features a heterophonic texture. |
True |
|
The musical style of the 1960s that combines jazz improvisation with amplified instruments and a rock beat is called: |
fusion |
|
Billie Holiday was the first African-American singer to: |
break the color barrier by recording and performing with white musicians. |
|
Take the A Train is a song that refers to: |
a New York City subway line. |
|
What is a bent, or "blue," note? |
a note in which the pitch drops slightly |
|
Scott Joplin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his opera: |
Treemonisha |
|
Which of the following does NOT characterize blues? |
It is a form of African folk music. |
|
The principal exponent of cool jazz was trumpeter: |
Miles Davis. |
|
The term bebop describes the combination of classical and jazz styles. |
False |
|
Which American jazz composer was also a pianist and a master of big-band orchestration? |
Duke Ellington |
|
What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for? |
big band |
|
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet is associated with West Coast jazz. |
True |
|
Duke Ellington is associated with New Orleans-style jazz. |
False |
|
The term third stream was coined by: |
Gunther Schuller. |
|
Scott Joplin is best known for his blues melodies. |
False |
|
In New Orleans jazz, which instrument usually played the melody? |
trumpet |
|
Which of the following is NOT true of New Orleans jazz? |
There were no set forms or harmonic progressions. |
|
Billie Holiday’s singing style: |
has been imitated by many later singers. |
|
Miles Davis is known for: |
all of the above |
|
Of the following, who was NOT a contributor to the 1940s style known as bebop? |
Louis Armstrong |
|
What American city is considered the birthplace of jazz? |
New Orleans |
|
Which of the following was NOT an innovation introduced to jazz by Louis Armstrong? |
three-line blues texts |
|
Who won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for the jazz oratorio Blood on the Fields? |
Wynton Marsalis |
Share This
Flashcard
