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characteristics of the blues |
has three-line text stanzas; the first two lines of each stanza are identical harmonic progression is usually 12 me it uses "blue" notes, slight drops on certain pitches |
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characteristics of the raiders march |
uses traditional march instruments it is in A-B-A form strong , regular pulse |
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What is considered to be America’s unique contribution to theater? |
the musical |
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list compositions by Leonard Bernstein |
Chischester Psalms on the town fancy free |
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Who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story? |
Stephen Sondheim |
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Louis armstrongs instrument |
trumpet |
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Which of the following best describes the music at the climax of The Godfather? |
The mood runs counter to the action. |
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The popular style that is characterized by a vocal patter against syncopated rhythmic accompaniment is: |
rap |
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Miles Davis |
cool jazz fusion jazz adding electronic instruments to the jazz band |
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What was the trademark of bebop? |
a two-note phrase |
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West Side Story is a modern-day musical setting of Shakespeare’s: |
Romeo and Juliet. |
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Bernsteins West Side Story: |
incorporates jazz and latin American rhythms has a number of elaborate dance segments has memorable songs that recur in the musical |
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Name contributors to the bebop style in the 40’s |
Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Parker Thelonious Monk |
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characteristics of John Williams career |
composer for the TV series Gilligans Island composer for films such as Jaws and Star Wars composer and conductor of concert music |
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Who first merged folk music with rock? |
the Byrds |
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Victor Herbert revamped the operetta to American tastes with works like: |
Babes in Toyland |
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David Bowie and Elton John represent: |
Glitter rock |
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What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for? |
big band |
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The term third stream was coined by: |
Gunther Schuller |
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Who is considered by many to be "the father of soul"? |
Ray Charles |
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characteristics of New Orleans jazz |
combined elements of ragtime and blues improvisation was a basic element texture was largely polyphonic, each instrument having its own part |
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Who was the creator of the Modern Jazz Quartet? |
John Lewis |
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The musical style of the 1960s that combines jazz improvisation with amplified instruments and a rock beat is called: |
fusion |
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The style of Latin rock added ____________ to the blues band. |
Latin & African percussion |
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name Andrew Lloyd webbers musicals |
Evita Cats The Phantom of the Opera |
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example of a rock musical |
hair |
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A style of jazz singing that sets syllables without meaning to an improvised vocal line is known as: |
scat singing |
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What instrument did George Harrison of the Beatles take up that brought a more international sound to rock? |
Indian sitar |
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Billie Holiday’s song Billie’s Blues demonstrates ____________ form. |
twelve-bar blues |
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Scott Joplin was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his opera: |
Maple Leaf Rag |
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Billie Holiday was the first African-American singer to: |
break the color barrier by recording and performing with white musicians. |
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Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called: |
source music |
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English rock singer Elvis Costello helped usher in a simpler, 1950s style known as: |
new wave |
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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 |
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What American composer is known as the king of ragtime? |
Joplin |
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Which of the following best describes the form of a blues text? |
A-A-B |
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George Gershwin is recognized as being one of the first American composers to: |
incorporate African-American blues and jazz styles into his compositions. |
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What are the ethnic origins of the mambo? |
Afro cuban |
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Jonathan Larsen’s rock opera Rent is inspired by which opera? |
La Boheme |
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Who won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for the jazz oratorio Blood on the Fields? |
Wynton Marsalis |
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compositions by John Williams |
Shindler’s List Titanic Harry Potter |
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The form of Gershwin’s Summertime is: |
strophic |
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works by Gershwin |
Rhapsody in Blue Concerto in F an american in paris |
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Duke Ellington’s great musical collaborator in the 1940s was: |
Billy Strayhorn |
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What is the principal musical characteristic of ragtime? |
syncopation |
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