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During which decade did the Harlem Renaissance begin? |
1920s |
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Which of the following was referred to as "the greatest Negro city in the world" during the 1920s? |
Harlem |
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The Harlem Renaissance was inspired by a book of essays entitled: |
The New Negro. |
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The most important literary figure associated with the Harlem Renaissance was: |
Langston Hughes. |
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Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday performed in Harlem at the: |
Cotton Club. |
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In his early years, William Grant Still was associated with which artistic movement? |
the Harlem Renaissance |
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William Grant Still composed music in all of the following genres EXCEPT: |
avant-garde electronic music. |
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How many movements make up Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano? |
three |
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The third movement of William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano was inspired by: |
a sculpture by Augusta Savage. |
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The third movement of William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano can best be described as: |
bluesy |
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The authors of The New Negro encouraged black artists to look to New York for inspiration. |
F |
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The Harlem Renaissance highlighted African American intellectual life in the 1920s and 1930s. |
T |
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William Grant Still had an extensive background in jazz but no training in the European tradition. |
F |
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William Grant Still composed the first symphony by an African American to be performed by a major American orchestra |
T |
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William Grant Still composed only instrumental works and avoided opera. |
F |
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William Grant Still moved to Los Angeles and composed music for television. |
T |
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William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano reflects his ties to the Harlem Renaissance. |
T |
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The third movement of William Grant Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano is based on Sargent Johnson’s Mother and Child |
F |
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