MUS-106-300 week 1 quiz

Which legendary French-born superstar of tango was inspired by operatic bel canto singing and the criollo songs of the Argentine gauchos? a. Carlos Gardel b. Don Juan DeMarco c. Inigo Montoya d. Don Johnson e. Cheech Martin

a. Carlos Gardel

Which of the following is true about the diddley bow? a. It is a musical instrument adapted from the African one-stringed zither. b. It is used to hunt small game in the mountains of North Carolina. c. It was a unique way of recognizing fan appreciation in the nineteenth century. d. It is part of a ship that howls in the wind. e. It is a vocal growl used in gospel music.

a. It is a musical instrument adapted from the African one-stringed zither.

Which of the following was an influential ragtime pianist and composer? a. Scott Joplin b. John Philip Sousa c. F. Tur D'Ball d. Enrico Caruso e. Bill Bailey f. Charles Cros

a. Scott Joplin

Who invented the phonograph? a. Thomas Alva Edison b. Mable Leif c. Hughie Cannon d. Charles K. Harris e. Witt Mark

a. Thomas Alva Edison

Which is the best definition of "strophe?" a. The opening "hook" of a given piece of music b. One repetition of verse-and-chorus within a song's structure c. The practice of wildly modulating pitch on certain words for added emotional effect d. A popular dance style in three-quarter time e. Improvised section within a larger piece of music

b. One repetition of verse-and-chorus within a song's structure

A repeated pattern designed to generate rhythmic momentum is called what? a. Monophony b. Riff c. Hook d. Timbre e. Polyrhythm

b. Riff

Which southern string band did James Gideon (Gid) Tanner lead? a. Run D.M.C. b. Skillet Lickers c. Juicy Jammers d. King Cotton and the Magnolia Blossoms e. Smell the Glove

b. Skillet Lickers

Who was the most influential songwriter of American popular song during the nineteenth century? a. Michael Jackson b. Stephen Foster c. Jeanie Brown d. Montgomery Ward e. Sears Robuck

b. Stephen Foster

Which white banjo virtuoso lead the Virginia Minstrels? a. Thomas Dartmouth Rice b. George Washington Dixon c. Daniel Emmett d. Edgar Meyer e. Alison Kraus

c. Daniel Emmett

Which of the following is true about Brazilian bossa nova music? a. It was popularized in the United States by banjoists like Dink Roberts. b. It was popularized in the United States by string bands like the Skillet Lickers. c. It was popularized in the United States by songs like "The Girl from Ipanema." d. It was popular in Brazil but never caught on in the United States despite heavy promotion by the music industry. e. It was marketed as being from Brazil but really originated in Eastern European countries like Russia and Poland.

c. It was popularized in the United States by songs like "The Girl from Ipanema."

Which of the following became the conductor of the US Marine Band? a. Dan Emmett b. Zip Coon c. John Philip Sousa d. Stephen Foster e. T. B. Harms

c. John Philip Sousa

What role did song pluggers play in the music industry from the nineteenth century until the 1920s? a. They wrote music. b. They wrote lyrics. c. They promoted songs and convinced big stars to perform them. d. They chose the outfits that the big stars would wear. e. They filled in missing parts of arrangements when the originals could not be found.

c. They promoted songs and convinced big stars to perform them.

Which of the following is true about songwriter Stephen Foster? a. He led the Florida Minstrels. b. In addition to being a songwriter, he was a master brewer and created the recipe for Foster's Premium Ale. c. He wrote the song "After the Ball." d. He embraced both genteel traditions and less highly regarded but popular traditions such as minstrelsy. e. He was known for his flashy guitar solos.

d. He embraced both genteel traditions and less highly regarded but popular traditions such as minstrelsy.

Which of the following is true about the Afro-Cuban rumba? a. It closely resembled the "chicken dance" and involves a distinctive wiggle of the elbows. b. It was a fad heavily promoted by the American music industry in the 1960s but failed to catch on. c. It was promoted and popularized in the early 1990s by hip-hop artists MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. d. It accompanies dances featuring sexual role-playing and was originally suppressed by Cuban authorities. e. It was first recorded in the late nineteenth century in Southern California.

d. It accompanies dances featuring sexual role-playing and was originally suppressed by Cuban authorities.