Chapter 24: Music in America: Jazz and Beyond

Identify the main melody instrument(s) in each of the following excerpts from Duke Ellington's "Conga Brava." 0:08

0:08 brass and clarinet 0:13 trombone 0:17 tenor saxophone

Identify the following themes from Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

0:12 theme 1 0:10 theme 2 0:10 Cuban dance tune

Match the musical style to the correct excerpt. 0:13

0:13 Correct label:big-band jazz 0:10 blues 0:12 bebop 0:18 jazz fusion

The first American conservatories opened when?

1860s

Which of the following are basic characteristics of jazz? Which are not?

Basic characteristic of jazz -improvisation -syncopation Not a basic characteristic of jazz -a heavy emphasis on beat one -an a a b poetic scheme

----- has been brought the United States and consciously developed in conservatories and in the concert hall, while ----- is the music we sing and hear as an everyday part of society.

Cultivated music, vernacular music

Motown got its start in which U. S. city?

Detroit

Which pieces feature prominent improvisation? Which do not?

Features prominent improvisation 0:18 0:12 Does not feature prominent improvisation 0:14 0:14

Which two musical characteristics are heard in this excerpt from Solomon Linda's "Anoku Gonda"? Which are not? 0:15

Heard in excerpt -call and response -a cappella singing Not heard in excerpt -unmetered choral declamation -monophonic texture

Which of the following are heard in this excerpt? Which are not? 0:11

Heard in the excerpt -syncopation -improvisation Not heard in the excerpt -ragtime -monophony

Listen to this excerpt from the "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin, then fill in the blanks to complete the sentence below. 0:22

In ragtime, the accompaniment is played {strictly on the beat} while the higher melody plays {syncopated rhythms.}

When Americans did start actively cultivating music in the nineteenth century, they tended to look to ---- for opera and ----- for instrumental music.

Italy, Germany

The earliest form of rock music was a blending of which two musical styles?

Style blended in early rock music -country or "hillbilly" music -rhythm and blues Other style -American musicals -jazz

Which instruments are typically found in a bebop combo? Which are not?0:18

Typically found in bebop combo -saxophone -trumpet Not typically found in bebop combo -violin -clarinet

Match the rhythm term to the correct description.

When the metrical accent is displaced to a normally unaccented beat. -backbeat When accents are moved a fraction of a beat ahead of metrical points. -swing

What is the poetic scheme heard in the lyrics of the passage below? 0:35

a a b

What was Tin Pan Alley?

a new york city district with many music publishers

Match the musical group or artist to the popular music style most associated with them.

acid rock -the Grateful Dead folk rock -Bob Dylan grunge rock -Nirvana punk rock -the Sex Pistols

The syncopated rhythms characteristic of ragtime, blues, and jazz originated from the drumming styles of music from which continent?

africa

What is the term for a short instrumental interlude as heard in this passage? 0:11

break

After World War II, big-band jazz did what?

collapsed

Match the artist to the element he contributed to the musical West Side Story.

composed the music -Leonard Bernstein wrote the lyrics -Stephen Sondheim choreographed the dances -Jerome Robbins

The main challenge with early music in the United States is what?

finding written music

This polyphonic passage from the song "Cool" from Bernstein's West Side Story is based on which musical form? 0:33

fugue

In this excerpt from George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, a solo clarinet plays what? 0:06

glissando

The most prominent single element that unites global youth music is the ----- characteristic of ---.

half-spoken, half-sung rhythmicized poetics ; rap

One characteristic of jazz that was diminished in the big-band style was what?

improvisation

The South African a cappella choral style common among Zulu-speaking migrant laborers is called ----- and was largely brought to listeners worldwide through the recordings of -----.

isicathamiya, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Which famous jazz musician is playing the trumpet in this excerpt? 0:11

louis armstrong

Match the American composer to the type of music s/he is best remembered for composing.

marches -John Philip Sousa symphonic music -Amy Beach popular tunes -Stephen Foster

Banjo solos, "plantation" songs, "Ethiopian" songs, and comedy routines were all common at which type of mid-nineteenth-century American entertainment?

minstrel shows

Order the styles of black American popular music from earliest to latest.

motown, soul,funk

In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Fisk Singers helped to popularize which of the following?

negro spirituals

The overlapping rhythmic patterns heard in this excerpt are characteristic of what musical device? 0:13

polyrhythm

Order the musical innovations from earliest to most recent.

ragtime, big band jazz, bebop, fusion jazz

"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" and "Go Down, Moses" are examples of what type of religious folk song genre?

spiritual

"Big-band" jazz is also known as ___________.

swing

Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman were famous jazz musicians in which style?

swing

Which British rock'n'roll band is generally credited with kicking off the so-called "British Invasion"?

the beatles

This passage from Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue was inspired in part by what mode of transportation? 0:09

train

As big-band jazz became more popular ----- entered the market, marginalizing -----

white musicians, black musicians.

The hit song "Hound Dog" was originally recorded by whom?

willie mae "big mama" thornton