History Of Music In The USA
History Of Music In The USA
Question 11 pts
The melody of a piece of music is
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the harmony |
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the rhythm |
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the tune |
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the chords |
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Question 21 pts
Chords are an element of
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melody |
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rhythm |
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all of the above |
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harmony |
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Question 31 pts
The distance between pitches is called
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a space |
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an interval |
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a beat |
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all of the above |
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Question 41 pts
Rhythmic organization in pre-Conquest Native American music was
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divisive |
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in duple meter |
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in triple meter |
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additive |
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Question 51 pts
Pan-Indian music often uses:
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all of the above |
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the Navajo language |
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vocables |
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English |
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Question 61 pts
Pre-conquest Native American musicians were primarily valued for their expertise in spiritual matters.
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True |
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False |
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Question 71 pts
Traditional Native American melodies have a wide melodic range
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True |
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False |
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Question 81 pts
Early Native American music features intervals that are:
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rhythmically longer |
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rhythmically shorter |
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farther apart than what we have in the western system |
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closer together than what we have in the western system |
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Question 91 pts
In the early New England colonies folk songs were:
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derived from Irish melodies |
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derived from English melodies |
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all of the above |
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usually sung without accompaniment |
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Question 101 pts
Early Anglo - American folks songs were:
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often in polymeters |
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often in triple meter |
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often in duple meter |
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often in free meter |
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Question 111 pts
Of the following, which is not a form of early Anglo-American folk songs?
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ballads |
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lyric songs |
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work songs |
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jubilees |
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Question 121 pts
Of the following which instrument was not brought to the Americas by European colonists?
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clavichord |
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recorder |
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viol |
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banjo |
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Question 131 pts
In Anglo-American folk music, ballads are:
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slow |
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all of the above |
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in a minor key |
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tell a story |
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Question 141 pts
The American National anthem has its roots in:
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a ballad |
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a lyric song |
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a work song |
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a spiritual |
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Question 151 pts
Of the following which type of music was not primarily taught through oral tradition?
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European-American ballads |
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African-American work songs |
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European-American church music |
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European-American work songs |
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Question 161 pts
John Lomax was
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a composer of Anglo-American church music |
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all of the above |
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a collector of Anglo-American folk music |
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the man who "discovered" the Carter family |
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Question 171 pts
In pre-conquest African music there was:
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a strong separation between performer and audience |
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little or no separation between performer and audience |
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an emphasis on harmony |
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all of the above |
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Question 181 pts
"Blue notes" are:
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are created through the superimposition of African and European scales |
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a type of sad African-American song |
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an early African-American vocal quartet |
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a dissonance derived by the juxtaposition of European and African rhythm |
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Question 191 pts
In traditional African music ___ is important
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the composer |
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all of the above |
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improvisation |
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harmony |
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Question 201 pts
Text is important in traditional African music
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True |
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False |
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Question 211 pts
An important group cited in the reading that performed African-American spirituals were:
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the Tuskegee Voices |
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all of the above |
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the Fisk Jubilee Singers |
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he Howard University singers |
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Question 221 pts
The earliest African-American spirituals were:
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homophonic |
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contrapuntal |
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dodecaphonic |
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monophonic |
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Question 231 pts
Spirituals often conveyed double meanings:
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True |
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False |
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Question 241 pts
Zapateado:
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is a rapid foot movement to create percussion |
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was a leader of the Mexican revolution |
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is an early Mexican string instrument |
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was a boot worn by Spanish colonists |
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Question 251 pts
Which of the following is a dance form that has both Mexican and African influences?
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marimba |
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habanera |
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mariachi |
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corridos |
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Question 261 pts
European influence brought __ to Mestizo music
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woodwinds |
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drums |
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none of the above |
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string instruments |
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Question 271 pts
Mariachi groups originally:
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all of the above |
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danced while performing |
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played at weddings |
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had trumpet players |
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Question 281 pts
Corridos:
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tell a story |
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none of the above |
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are instrumental |
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are used for dance music |
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Question 291 pts
____ have often been associated with rebellion against the Spanish
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Corridos |
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Mariachi |
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Zapateado |
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all of the above |
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Question 301 pts
____ is a generic term for peasant or rural music of Mexico.
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Son |
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Mariachi |
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Fandango |
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Corridos |
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Question 311 pts
Male vocalists are usually featured in
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gentrified blues |
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suburban blues |
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rural blues |
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city blues |
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Question 321 pts
Of the following who is not a city blues artist
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Howlin' Wolf |
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all of the above |
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Muddy Waters |
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Robert Johnson |
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Question 331 pts
The following area is often designated as the place that gave birth to the blues
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Chicago |
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the Mississippi Delta |
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Texas |
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New Orleans |
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Question 341 pts
_____ published blues compositions in sheet music.
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Muddy Waters |
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Robert Johnson |
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W.C. Handy |
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.T-Bone Walker |
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Question 351 pts
The chords most frequently used in the blues are
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I, IV, V |
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from the C major scale |
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1, 2, 3 |
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all of the above |
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Question 361 pts
Urban, female vocalists are featured on the first blues recordings
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True |
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False |
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Question 371 pts
Of the following, who was a D.J. as well as a blues performer?
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Muddy Waters |
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Robert Johnson |
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B.B. King |
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Son House |
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Question 381 pts
____ recorded with electric groups
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Howlin' Wolf |
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Robert Johnson |
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all of the above |
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Huddie Ledbetter |
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Question 391 pts
Pine Top Smith was:
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a blues guitarist |
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a blues pianist |
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all of the above |
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.a blues harmonica player |
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Question 401 pts
The woman known as "The Empress of the blues" was:
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Sophie Tucker |
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Bessie Smith |
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Ella Fitzgerald |
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Billie Holiday |
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Question 411 pts
____ is the person considered to be most important to the development of Ragtime.
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Scott Joplin |
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Robert Johnson |
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Howlin' Wolf |
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Bessie Smith |
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Question 421 pts
Creoles in New Orleans played an important role in the development of jazz
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True |
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False |
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Question 431 pts
An important stride pianist and composer in early New Orleans was
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Miles Davis |
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Cab Calloway |
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Jelly Roll Morton |
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Louis Armstrong |
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Question 441 pts
___ was a great jazz trumpet player, one of the first great solo improvisers, an innovator of scat singing.
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Miles Davis |
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John Coltrane |
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Louis Armstrong |
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Jelly Roll Morton |
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Question 451 pts
_____ was a guitarist and innovator of Gypsy Jazz.
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Stephan Grapelli |
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Charlie Christian |
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Django Reinhardt |
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Miles Davis |
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Question 461 pts
Pick the term that does not apply to Duke Ellington: |
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saxophonist |
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innovative composer |
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big band leader |
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pianist |
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Question 471 pts
Bebop was typically performed by big bands.
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True |
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False |
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Question 481 pts
Of the following, who did not play an important role in the development of Bebop?
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Ornette Coleman |
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all of the above |
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Charlie Parker |
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Dizzy Gillespie |
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Question 491 pts
Of the following, who credited with innovating modal jazz and fusion?
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Miles Davis |
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Charlie Parker |
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Dizzy Gillespie |
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John Coltrane |
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Question 501 pts
___ was a pianist whose work is often categorized as cool jazz.
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Duke Ellington |
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Dave Brubeck |
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Count Basie |
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Thelonious Monk |
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Question 511 pts
In the second half of the 20th century, Gospel keyboardists:
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all of the above |
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began to use more complex chords and progressions |
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began to be featured as soloists |
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began to use less complex rhythms |
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Question 521 pts
Barkley credits ____ as being the single most important influence in the development of gospel?
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Mahalia Jackson |
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Thomas Dorsey |
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
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C. Albert Tindley |
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Question 531 pts
Dorsey incorporated which three things into Gospel? |
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bebop solos, blues harmonica, shuffle rhythms |
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African drumming, jazz instrumentation, banjo |
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jazz harmony, swing rhythm, stride piano |
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blues riffs, improvisation, stronger rhythmic emphasis |
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Question 541 pts
Before working in gospel, _____ had been a blues pianist? |
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Thomas Dorsey |
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C. Albert Tindley |
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Pine Top Perkins |
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all of the above |
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Question 551 pts
Male quartets performed gospel in the 1920. |
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True |
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False |
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Question 561 pts
Of the following, who both sang and played electric guitar? |
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Aretha Franklin |
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
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Mahalia Jackson |
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Ella Fitzgerald |
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Question 571 pts
In the 1950s: |
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Gospel quartets added guitar |
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Gospel choirs added males |
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Gospel choirs added electric organ, guitars and drums |
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all of the above |
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Question 581 pts
Gospel singers define themselves from each other through:
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embellishment |
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improvisation |
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all of the above |
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none of the above |
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Question 591 pts
Gospel concerts occurred in theatres, stadiums and auditoriums starting in the:
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1930s |
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1940s |
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1960s |
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1950s |
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Question 601 pts
Of the following Gospel artists, which one did not do "crossover" pop recordings?
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all of the above |
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Aretha Franklin |
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Sam Cooke |
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Mahalia Jackson |
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Question 611 pts
People in Louisiana of mixed racial origins are called Creoles.
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True |
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False |
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Question 621 pts
Two instruments that are most characteristic of Zydeco are: |
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accordion and organ |
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bass and drums |
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froittoir and accordion |
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saxophone and bass |
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Question 631 pts
Rock and roll with elements taken from Cajun and Zydeco is called?
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Swamp and Roll |
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All of the above |
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Louisiana Roll |
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Swamp pop |
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Question 641 pts
Clifton Chenier played: |
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Zydeco music |
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The accordion |
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Cajun music |
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zydeco music and the accordion |
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Question 651 pts
Michael Doucet is:
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a major figure in the "Cajun Renaissance" |
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a founding member of Beausoleil |
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a fiddler |
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all of the above |
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Question 661 pts
Question |
Both Queen Ida and Buckweat Zydeco are known for playing ___. |
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all of the above |
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accordion |
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guitar |
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froittoir |
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Question 671 pts
Of the following musicians, who does Barkley credit as “virtually inventing” Zydeco?
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Michael Doucet |
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Amedee Ardoin |
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Queen Ida |
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Clifton Chenier |
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Question 681 pts
The music of French speaking Blacks from south west Louisiana is called:
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Cajun |
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Creole |
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Zydeco |
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all of the above |
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Question 691 pts
Creedence Clearwater revival played "Swamp pop". |
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True |
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False |
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Question 701 pts
A percussion instrument that is worn like a vest: |
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is called a froittoir |
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is made from a washboard |
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is made from a washboard and is called a froittoir |
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none of the above |
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Question 711 pts
The person credited as the founder of Bluegrass is:
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Bill Monroe |
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Johnny Cash |
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Hank Williams |
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All of the above |
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Question 721 pts
The writer of classic songs “You’re Cheatin’ Heart”, “Cold, Cold Heart” and “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” was:
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Hank Williams |
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Alvin Carter |
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Jimmy Rogers |
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Bill Monroe |
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Question 731 pts
Roy Rogers is most associated with:
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Gospel |
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Cowboy songs |
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All of the above |
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Bluegrass |
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Question 741 pts
Harmonies in country music are:
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are generally quite simple |
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generally based on primary chords: I, IV, V |
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generally derived from C major |
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generally based on the chords 1, 2, 3 |
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Question 751 pts
The Nashville sound is generally associated with a commercial type of country music.
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True |
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False |
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Question 761 pts
Of the following which country artist had his own tv show?
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Johnny Cash |
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Hank Williams |
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The Carter Family |
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Patsy Cline |
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