American Music Chapter 10

Victor Herbert composed how many operettas?

40

________ pervaded all three entertainment types of theater, song, and dance.

Ragtime

The landmark United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson occurred in

1896

Irving Berlin's "immigrant" song period spanned

1912-1917

Many early twentieth-century operas composed for the Metropolitan Opera focused on which of the following groups as subject matter?

American Indians

Scott Joplin's first published rag was

Mississippi Rag.

The most successful black musician to bring music from the black folk tradition into the popular sphere was

Scott Joplin

New York City's Metropolitan Opera toured Mexico.

true

Which of the following would have been viewed as the lowest form of musical entertainment during the early twentieth century?

burlesque

Irene and Vernon Castle were known for

combing "exotic" and European dance styles for mainstream audiences.

Al Jolson was not connected to the musical comedy tradition.

false

Between 1910 and 1920, the Metropolitan Opera especially encouraged creative opera efforts by American composers, and many won an enduring place in the repertory.

false

New York City's Metropolitan Opera opened in 1861.

false

Musical comedy differed from operetta in that

its settings and characters were contemporary.

The key to the distinctive voice in American musicals was

popular song

Typically, operetta differed from opera in that

the plots were carried by spoken dialogue.

Black minstrel shows set the stage for the careers of professional African American entertainers after the Civil War.

true

Despite the regular presence of ragtime in most popular music of this period, only songs having to do with African American subject matter were considered ragtime.

true

George M. Cohan's "I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune" made references to foregoing operatic repertoire.

true