MUH 110 Actual Final
From the following choices, select the nation that does not belong in the Indian sub-continental area that is referred to as South Asia. Select one: India Sri Lanka Tibet Bangladesh
Tibet
Bill Monroe's first band included only his brothers. Select one: True False
True
By and large, Indian music is taught and learned orally and is performed from memory and/or improvised in varying degrees. Select one: True False
True
In Pow-wow music, Southern singing is generally done with a lower voice, and slightly slower tempo, while Northern musicians tend toward faster tempos and more active rhythmic structures. Select one: True False
True
James Brown was heavily influenced by gospel music. Select one: True False
True
Most country music comes from musical traditions of the British Isles. Select one: True False
True
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966. Select one: True False
True
The Edo period was characterized by hundreds of years of isolation and relative peace without the influence of Western art and culture. Select one: True False
True
The Oklahoma Ponca share the same language and music with the Omaha. Select one: True False
True
The following musical excerpt is from the Classical period. Play 00:00 - 03:41 Select one: True False
True
The record companies Okeh, Victor, and Atlantic all marketed race records. Select one: True False
True
Which of the following composers envisioned operas as "musical dramas"—a combination of all the arts? Select one: Mahler Wagner Chopin Rachmaninoff
Wagner
All of the following are typical in heavy metal music EXCEPT: Select one: riffs distortion and feedback acoustic instruments power chords
acoustic instruments
Characteristics of Zen Buddhism include: Select one: spiritual discipline simplicity all of these answers enlightenment through meditation
all of these answers
"St. Louis Blues" is an example of? Select one: boogie woogie urban blues arranged blues rural blues
arranged blues
The practice of shakuhachi playing called suizen means: Select one: blowing meditation playing loudly playing softly playing for an audience
blowing meditation
What term best describes the vocal technique heard on words such as "oh," "go," and "Chicago"? Song: Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson Select one: oral tradition blue notes syncopation call and response
blue notes
Which of these instruments is NOT found in a string band? Select one: mandolin harmonica fiddle guitar
harmonica
The koto survived during the Westernization of Japan because: Select one: its tones were in keeping with Western musical aesthetics none of these answers the emperor strongly promoted its playing the samurai played the instrument
its tones were in keeping with Western musical aesthetics
A sankyoku trio includes: Select one: koto, shakuhachi, shamisen daiko, shamisen, nohkan taiko, sho, hichiriki kakko, taiko, ryuteki
koto, shakuhachi, shamisen
The shamisen was: Select one: none of these answers only used in gagaku the geisha's primary musical instrument often used in noh drama
the geisha's primary musical instrument
The group performing in this track was: Song: Green Onions - 45 Version by Booker T. & the M.G.'s Select one: the house band for Motown the house band for Stax part of Phil Spector's "wall of sound" exclusively employed by Lieber and Stoller
the house band for Stax
James Brown wrote many of his songs with the help of: Select one: Brill Building songwriters Curtis Mayfield the members of his band Brown wrote all of his songs without any help
the members of his band
All of the following are cover songs EXCEPT: Select one: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "Chains" "Money (That's What I Want)" "Till There Was You"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
All of the following are songs by James Brown EXCEPT: Select one: "Funky President (People, It's Bad)" "Living for the City" "Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"
"Living for the City"
Which song had the first music video played on MTV? Select one: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" "Rock Box" "Rappers Delight" "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel"
"Rock Box"
The first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in what year? Select one: 1930 1940 1910 1920
1920
The first commercial recordings of hillbilly music were made in the: Select one: 1910s 1930s 1900s 1920s
1920s
Black Sabbath's first album was released in: Select one: 1966 1970 1968 1972
1970
"Rappers Delight" was released in: Select one: 1977 1983 1981 1979
1979
Most Native American dance songs have: Select one: Quadruple meter Mixed pulse with the accent on the second beat Variable pulse that changes with the mood of the music A steady pulse
A steady pulse
While seemingly very dissimilar, ragtime piano and the marches played by brass bands actually shared much in common. Only one characteristic below is unique to ragtime piano. Which one is it? Select one: - Abundant syncopation in the melody above the steady duple background. - The use of a chord sounding between each bass note. - The use of alternating bass notes to emphasize each beat. - The use of duple meter.
Abundant syncopation in the melody above the steady duple background.
In which of the following does the Benaras gharana, a network of Hindu families based in Benaras, specialize in? Select one: Tablā Dance All of these answers Sārangī Pakhāvaj
All of these answers
What musical feature distinguishes ragtime melodies from the ones used in the marches of brass bands? Song: Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin Select one: The presence of um-pah chords They were mostly played by the brass Almost constant syncopation The use of rapid figuration
Almost constant syncopation
Which of the following composers invented the twelve-tone system of composition? Select one: Igor Stravinsky Anton Webern Alban Berg Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg
To which people does the adowa, a West African skin drum, belong? Select one: Mande people of Mali. Yoruba people of Nigeria. Ashanti people of Ghana.
Ashanti people of Ghana.
Which label was known for the "Southern soul" style of music? Select one: Columbia Sun Motown Atlantic
Atlantic
In 20th-century music, traditional harmony and tonality were redefined or rejected in favor of: Select one: Atonality and serialism Regular rhythms and tone color Organum and discant Dissonance and monophony
Atonality and serialism
Which of the following was NOT influential to the origins of jazz? Select one: - Early African-American vocal traditions that led into the blues - The cultural diversity and vibrant nature of the port city of New Orleans - Avant-garde European art music - The integration of Creoles of color with Negroes in New Orleans
Avant-garde European art music
Most of the singing in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys was performed by: Select one: Earl Scruggs and Cedric Rainwater Earl Scruggs and Lester Flatt Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt Cedric Rainwater and Lester Flatt
Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt
Which record label was owned and operated by African Americans? Select one: Okeh Victor Vocalian Black Swan
Black Swan
Which of the following musicians fits this description? A virtuoso saxophonist nicknamed "Bird," he was one of the two leading pioneers of bebop and the composer of "Koko." Select one: Charlie Parker John Coltrane Sonny Rollins Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Parker
The following piano sonata was composed by one of the first female virtuoso performers. Identify this composer. Play 00:00 - 02:35 Select one: Barbara Strozzi Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Clara Wieck Schumann George Sand
Clara Wieck Schumann
The rhythm of the following example suggests that the piece was composed during the Classical period. The rhythm may be described as having a: Play 00:50 - 01:02 Select one: - Regular pulse with forward drive supported by the basso continuo - Strong pulse with irregular meter and syncopation - Clear pulse and meter with regular, dance-like rhythms - Weak pulse with unmeasured rhythm
Clear pulse and meter with regular, dance-like rhythms
Def Jam had a distribution deal with: Select one: RCA Arista Columbia Records Sugar Hill Records
Columbia Records
Pow-wows can be grouped into two broad divisions of: Select one: Dance and urban events Competition and traditional events Urban and traditional events Competition and urban events
Competition and traditional events
Which one of the following is not a general characteristic of Romantic music: Select one: - Nationalistic trends started to emerge. - Composers were highly individualistic. - Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings. - Composers created new forms or changed existing ones.
Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings.
The soloists during the first "groove" section (2:51-14:40) of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" are: Song: Bitches Brew by Miles Davis Select one: - Davis on trumpet, John McLaughlin on guitar, Harvey Brooks on electric bass, and Chick Corea on electric keyboard - Davis on trumpet, Dave Holland on bass, Don Alias on congas, and Joe Zawinul on electric keyboard - Davis on trumpet, John McLaughlin on guitar, Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, and Joe Zawinul on electric keyboard - Davis on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on bass clarinet, Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, and Chick Corea on electric keyboard
Davis on trumpet, John McLaughlin on guitar, Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, and Joe Zawinul on electric keyboard
The following excerpt comes from a famous aria in one of Mozart's most enduring operas. Identify the opera in question. Play 00:00 - 05:45 Select one: Don Giovanni The Abduction from the Seraglio The Marriage of Figaro The Magic Flute
Don Giovanni
Which musician fits the following description? The greatest composer of the swing era; pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader; he had an extraordinary knack for utilizing the distinctive sounds of his sidemen in his charts: Select one: Coleman Hawkins Fletcher Henderson Earl Hines Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
The dynamics of this excerpt indicate that it was composed in the Romantic period because: Play 01:34 - 01:57 Select one: - Dynamic changes are limited - Changes in dynamics are linked to changes in tempo - Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud - Dynamic changes occur in a so-called terraced dynamics fashion
Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
Play 00:00 - 05:22 The above piece, Ionisation, is notable for being the first piece of Western art music composed for percussion alone. Who wrote it? Select one: Krzysztof Penderecki John Cage Edgard Varèse György Ligeti
Edgard Varèse
One reason we know that many types of Indian music have remained unchanged is that beginning in the 1880s: Select one: A sense of "Indian" ethnic identity began to develop. Europeans began to arrive on the shores of eastern North America. Native people started to identify themselves more generically as "Indians" or "Natives." Ethnologists began fanning out across North America.
Ethnologists began fanning out across North America.
Choose the excerpt that is from an opera aria by Mozart: A. Play 00:00 - 00:48 B. Play 00:00 - 00:36 C. Play 00:00 - 06:10 Select one: Excerpt A Excerpt B Excerpt C
Excerpt A
Which one of the following excerpts belongs to a large choral work from the classical period? A. Play 00:13 - 00:50 B. Play 00:18 - 00:36 C. Play 00:00 - 00:20 Select one: Excerpt A Excerpt B None of the above Excerpt C
Excerpt A
Which of the following excerpts features frequently changing tempos? A. Play 01:17 - 01:55 B. Play 05:15 - 05:55 C. Play 01:08 - 01:38 D. Play 00:10 - 00:40 Select one: Excerpt A Excerpt C Excerpt B Excerpt D
Excerpt B
According to the text, Romantic composers abandoned the principles of unity and variety in pursuit of more innovative and expressive sounds. Select one: True False
False
Alice Cooper's music frequently has the bass, guitar, and vocal lines performing the same riff. Select one: True False
False
All of the Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Select one: True False
False
Aretha Franklin wrote all of her own songs. Select one: True False
False
Beethoven is sometimes referred to as "The Father of the Symphony." Select one: True False
False
Buddhism is the native religion of Japan, and focuses on the innate goodness of man, worship of ancestors, and passage of life celebrations. Select one: True False
False
Despite the fact that it defied expectations of both jazz and rock audiences and drew on aspects of avant-garde jazz, In a Silent Way was nevertheless Miles Davis' first gold album. Select one: True False
False
From the Classical period onwards, sonata-allegro form was replaced by other forms as the basis for most instrumental music. Select one: True False
False
Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa rapped while they were DJing. Select one: True False
False
Led Zeppelin billed themselves as a heavy metal band. Select one: True False
False
Led Zeppelin often released up to six singles from each of their albums. Select one: True False
False
Like many Japanese musical ensembles that have extremely long histories, taiko ensembles, now a worldwide popular Japanese genre, began in the early Edo period. Select one: True False
False
Most arranged blues songs were in the form of the 12-bar blues. Select one: True False
False
Robert Plant wrote the lyrics for "Whole Lotta Love." Select one: True False
False
Russell Simmons produced records for Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys. Select one: True False
False
Soul Train was canceled after only one season. Select one: True False
False
The Foggy Mountain Boys played a regular morning spot on WLS in Chicago. Select one: True False
False
The brothers Haddu and Hassu Khan, court musicians of the mid-19th century were descendants of India's greatest musician. Select one: True False
False
The contemporary intertribal pow-wow has become a major force to maintain intact the music and dance traditions among today's Indian populations. Select one: True False
False
The first heavy metal songs were recorded by British bands. Select one: True False
False
The following selection is from Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique. Play 00:00 - 00:47 Select one: True False
False
The main function of an MC was to play records at a party. Select one: True False
False
This excerpt is from a concerto by Beethoven. Play 00:00 - 00:19 Select one: True False
False
This song is in a compound meter. Song: Cold Sweat by James Brown Select one: True False
False
To this day, it is still fairly easy to draw a precise distinction between dhrupad and khyal styles in Indian music. Select one: True False
False
In "Boplicity," which ensemble member takes a solo over the first half of the second chorus (0:58-1:26), accompanied only by the rhythm section? Song: Boplicity by Miles Davis Select one: Bill Barber (Tuba) Gerry Mulligan (Baritone Saxophone) Miles Davis (Trumpet) Sandy Siegelstein (French Horn)
Gerry Mulligan (Baritone Saxophone)
Which of the following individuals fits this description? Arranger, composer, and an early creator of "cool jazz," he collaborated with trumpeter Miles Davis in 1949 to produce recordings that were eventually released as The Birth of the Cool. Select one: Gil Evans Art Blakey Cannonball Adderley Lee Konitz
Gil Evans
The instrument depicted above is a: Select one: Hand drum Pueblo drum Midewiwin drum Pow-wow drum
Hand drum
Select the feature that is NOT characteristic of Indian Classical Music. Select one: May be played in public or in private Performed for the purpose of listening with enjoyment Has a written source Can have religious or spiritual connotations
Has a written source
From which of the following pairs would you choose the most likely composer of this example? Play 00:00 - 00:46 Select one: Haydn or Beethoven Bach or Purcell Palestrina or Handel Rosseau or Kant
Haydn or Beethoven
Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps? Select one: Igor Stravinsky Karlheinz Stockhausen Claude Debussy Dmitri Shostakovich
Igor Stravinsky
Who composed the groundbreaking piece The Rite of Spring? Select one: Sergei Prokofiev Samuel Barber Leonard Bernstein Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel? Select one: Aleatory Music Expressionism Impressionism Neoclassicism
Impressionism
This excerpt is representative of Romantic music because... Play 02:55 - 03:36 Select one: - It has a well-balanced form achieved through the repetition of melodic and rhythmic patterns. - It has a steady pulse that provides a logical sense of order and balance. - It expresses strong emotion through extreme loud and soft dynamics, wide pitch ranges, and a variety of timbres. - It has a long, flowing melody that depicts the gentle flow of a river.
It expresses strong emotion through extreme loud and soft dynamics, wide pitch ranges, and a variety of timbres
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ghāranā? Select one: Music is memorized largely without the aid of writing. Is a lineage of musicians sharing a particular style It has institutional origins with clear rules and regulations. Its founding is attributed to a particular musician.
It has institutional origins with clear rules and regulations.
According to the text, what was the significance of Debussy's work? Play 00:00 - 10:32 Select one: - It introduced a compositional system that gave every note of the scale equal importance - It demonstrated how to integrate world music with art music - It introduced the first viable alternative to tonal music. - It took the emotional aspect of Romanticism to new heights, thus giving rise to Expressionism
It introduced the first viable alternative to tonal music.
Which of the following is true of this song? Song: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & The Family Stone Select one: It quotes several titles of songs by Sly and the Family Stone. It was the theme music for Soul Train. It quotes a spiritual. It is performed by Dr. Funkenstein
It quotes several titles of songs by Sly and the Family Stone.
Which performer's music frequently included screams, grunts, and hollers? Select one: Curtis Mayfield Sam Cooke James Brown Stevie Wonder
James Brown
Shōmyō is: Select one: Japanese Folk music Japanese Buddhist chant A Japanese flute used in gagaku A Shinto musical ensemble
Japanese Buddhist chant
Which musician fits the following description? A cornetist and band leader, he made some of the earliest recordings of New Orleans jazz in 1923. Louis Armstrong was a member of his band. Select one: Roy Eldridge Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton Ben Webster Joe "King" Oliver
Joe "King" Oliver
Which of the following musicians fits this description An Austrian-American who played electric piano and was arguably Miles Davis' most important collaborator on In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew. Select one: Pat Metheny Joe Zawinul Chick Corea Cannonball Adderley
Joe Zawinul
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" featured which musician? Select one: Kerry King Joe Perry Afrika Bambaataa Grandmixer DST
Kerry King
Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" borrows sounds from: Select one: James Brown Kraftwerk AC/DC Aerosmith
Kraftwerk
On which album does this song appear? Song: Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin Select one: Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
Which musician fits the following description? A cornetist, trumpeter, and band leader, he was one of the great early New Orleans jazz musicians and the first great jazz solo improviser, known for spontaneous, swinging melodies. Select one: Louis Armstrong Zutty Singleton Art Tatum Frankie Trumbauer
Louis Armstrong
African drummers talk through their drums by: Select one: Making their drums imitate speech patterns. Playing mainly on hour-glass shaped drums. Using microphones attached to their drums. Praying to deities while they play.
Making their drums imitate speech patterns.
Who recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues? Select one: Mamie Smith Ida Cox Bessie Smith Ma Rainey
Mamie Smith
According to the text, which of the following is not considered a form of program music? Select one: Symphonic poem Incidental music Mazurka Concert overture
Mazurka
Which of the following were important composers of the Classical period? Select one: Bach and Handel Kant and Rosseau Purcell and Lully Mozart and Haydn
Mozart and Haydn
The image above represents a musician who was regarded as a legend in his own lifetime, and remains the most famous singer in the history of North Indian classical music. His name is: Select one: Vidyadhar Vyas Mughal Akbar Abhijit Banerjee Mīyān Tānsen
Mīyān Tānsen
Stringed and wind instruments are predominant in: Select one: North Africa West Africa The Sub-saharan region South Africa
North Africa
In New Orleans jazz, a second melody (or counter-melody) played on clarinet, subordinate to the principal melody played on cornet, is known as: Select one: Rubato Obbligato melody Pizzicato Ragtime
Obbligato melody
Plains pow-wow music uses a three beat-pattern AA' BC BC form with each phrase grouping ending with a formulaic cadential pattern of genre-specific vocables. This form is called: Select one: Pow-wow form Southern form Oklahoma form Omaha form
Omaha form
One major difference between old-time events and the modern pow-wow is that contemporary pow-wows are: Select one: Open to any (including non-Indians) who wish to attend The only time that young people from different bands can meet Geared towards trading music Mainly centered around dance events
Open to any (including non-Indians) who wish to attend
What was Vishnu Digambar Paluskara's main accomplishment? Select one: Raised the status of women as performers of Indian classical music Pioneered public concerts of Indian classical music Introduced Indian classical music to Western popular musicians
Pioneered public concerts of Indian classical music
Which of the following was the Beatles' first full-length album? Select one: Please Please Me With the Beatles Help! Rubber Soul
Please Please Me
In a dundun ensemble the iyaalu is the: Select one: Secondary Drum Only member of the ensemble with a globular shape Only drum that can improvise Principal drum
Principal drum
What music genre would the following excerpt best fit in? Song: Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin Select one: Rural blues Spiritual Urban blues Ragtime
Ragtime
In some parts of Africa, drums and the music played on them indicate the identity and function of: Select one: Tuareg women Religious deities Royal priests The ensemble players
Religious deities
Def Jam records was founded by: Select one: Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons the members of Run-DMC Joe and Sylvia Robinson Afrika Bambaataa
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
Which of the following best describes "scat singing"? Select one: Singing in an angry tone Singing while playing an instrument Singing in a low, guttural voice Singing nonsense syllables while improvising
Singing nonsense syllables while improvising
Which group performed at Woodstock? Select one: Kool and the Gang. Sly and the Family Stone Parliament Earth, Wind, and Fire
Sly and the Family Stone
The Yoruba people, whose population is about 30 million, live in: Select one: North Nigeria and parts of Lesotho South East Nigeria and parts of Morocco South Western Nigeria and parts of Benin Republic North East Nigeria and parts of North Africa.
South Western Nigeria and parts of Benin Republic
The mbira dzavadzimu is associated with: Select one: Spirit possession ceremonies The prevention of spirit possessions. Ceremonies to prevent the outbreak of famine Calabash planting ceremonies
Spirit possession ceremonies
Which group was the first to use the term "heavy metal" in their lyrics? Select one: Black Sabbath Steppenwolf Led Zeppelin Blue Cheer
Steppenwolf
Play 00:00 - 02:07 Which American composer MOST influenced European composer Michael Nyman? Select one: John Cage John Adams Steve Reich Philip Glass
Steve Reich
Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period? Select one: - Technology has greatly increased the emphasis on popular music, thus diminishing interest in art music. - Technology has influenced the way art music is distributed, but it has not influenced composition nor performance. - Technology has had little impact on art music in the Contemporary Period. - Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.
Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.
James Brown began his recording career as a member of: Select one: The Impressions The Orioles The Famous Flames The Chords
The Famous Flames
Which of the following is NOT an important musical instrument from Southern Africa: Select one: The mbira of the Shona people The timbila xylophone of the Chopi people The manza of the Azande people
The manza of the Azande people
Which one of the following is NOT true of jazz? Select one: - The music is very rhythmic. - The early genres of African-American song were fundamental to the development of Jazz. - The music reflects the experience of the New Orleans upper class, who had the leisure time to create it. - The sound was influenced by the equi-heptatonic scale.
The music reflects the experience of the New Orleans upper class, who had the leisure time to create it.
The musical ancestors to today's pow-wow repertory are: Select one: The Drum Groups of the Northern Plains The song-forms of the Omaha and Ponca Nation's Heluska War Dances The traditional word songs of the Oklahoma The traditional songs of the Great Lakes
The song-forms of the Omaha and Ponca Nation's Heluska War Dances
The 1949 recordings of the Miles Davis Nonet, which were eventually released as The Birth of the Cool, produced a truly noteworthy album. All but one of the following assertions correctly state reasons that account for the album's impact. Which one is NOT TRUE? Select one: - By modern jazz standards, the album featured a most unusual collection of nine instruments, including French horn and tuba, while excluding tenor saxophone - The splendid arrangements intensified the distinct and contrasting timbres among the brass instruments - Miles Davis paradoxically conveys a sense of intimacy while maintaining a sense of "cool" detachment at the same time - The overall effect the album's sound achieves is one of understatement and cool precision
The splendid arrangements intensified the distinct and contrasting timbres among the brass instruments
Which of the following was NOT a club that Beatles played in between 1960 - 1962? Select one: Star Club CBGB The Indra Cavern Club
CBGB
Notes that don't belong to the traditional scale are known as ______________ alterations. Select one: Tonal Dissonant Program Chromatic
Chromatic
Which artist recorded the soundtrack for Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song? Select one: Earth, Wind, and Fire Kool and the Gang Isaac Hayes Curtis Mayfield
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Play 00:00 - 02:07 The above etude, named after a sculpture by Brâncuşi, is titled "Coloana fara sfarsit" (Infinite column). Who wrote it? Select one: Edgard Varèse György Ligeti Krzysztof Penderecki John Cage
György Ligeti
The use of the growl style, lending the brass a more vocal quality, was a distinctive feature contributing to what? Select one: The "Ellington Effect" "Stride style" "Call-and-Response" The "Concerto Style" "Transblucency"
The "Ellington Effect"
The Gwalior style of khyāl of the Khan brothers, recognized as being unique and definitive, has been preserved to the present day by: Select one: Their many Hindu disciples Several generations of their own family Hereditary court musicians Miyan Tansen and his disciples
Their many Hindu disciples
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith were urban blues singers. Select one: True False
True
The dundun drum ensemble epitomizes: Select one: Mende drum music Yoruba drum music North African drum music Ashanti drum music
Yoruba drum music
According to the course text, the dundun drum (pictured above) is played by the: Select one: Mande people Ashanti people Ewe people Yoruba people
Yoruba people
Alice Cooper's live shows often included: Select one: the enactment of a satanic wedding ritual a giant wall built during the show a simulated execution of the singer the ritual sacrifice of a chicken
a simulated execution of the singer
All of the following artists helped popularize hip-hop in the 1980s EXCEPT: Select one: a. Herbie Hancock b. Blondie c. Led Zeppelin d. Aerosmith
c. Led Zeppelin
Which of the following describes a characteristic feature of New Orleans jazz in which multiple instrumentalists improvise together, creating a distinctive polyphony? Select one: collective improvisation 12-bar blues chorus polyrhythm syncopation
collective improvisation
Aretha Franklin grew up singing which style of music? Select one: sweet soul jazz gospel classical
gospel
Bill Monroe was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT: Select one: the blues the thumb-and-finger style of guitar playing ragtime hillbilly fiddling
ragtime
"Race records" is another term for? Select one: - records that addressed issues of racial tension and discrimination in their lyrics - the records kept by the music industry regarding sales - records produced by and marketed toward African Americans - records that "raced" to the top of the sales charts
records produced by and marketed toward African Americans
Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line" is an example of: Select one: rhythm and blues Dixieland rock and roll skiffle
skiffle
What guitar technique is heard here throughout this song? Song: Can the Circle Be Unbroken by The Carter Family Select one: the Carter scratch bottleneck guitar yodeling honky tonk
the Carter scratch
Hōgaku means: Select one: traditional Japanese music Japanese theatre genres only all types of Japanese music Japanese solo instruments only
traditional Japanese music
Many urban blues singers began their careers as? Select one: vaudeville performers rural blues singers Broadway stars Tin Pan Alley song pluggers
vaudeville performers
This song is a: Song: Blue Moon of Kentucky by Bill Monroe Select one: polka waltz jig reel
waltz
What vocal technique is heard in this recording? Song: T For Texas by Jimmie Rodgers Select one: call and response crooning the Carter scratch yodeling
yodeling