music final
Which of the following is not a song by ZZ Top?
"Free Bird"
The Birth of the Cool was released in:
1957
Which Miles Davis album is considered to be the most important early jazz fusion album?
Bitches Brew
Which of the following albums features a full orchestra?
Days of Future Passed
Tarkus is a concept album about poverty and the Church of England.
False
ZZ Top developed the technique of "trading twos."
False
ZZ Top was heavily influenced by the music of the Beatles.
False
Emmylou Harris worked closely with:
Gram Parsons
Who recorded the album Grievous Angel?
Gram Parsons
Who is the guitarist for King Crimson?
Robert Fripp
Which album did NOT include any track breaks?
Thick as a Brick
Which saxophone soloist is prominently featured in "Pharoh's Dance"?
Wayne Shorter
Which band was from Texas?
ZZ Top
Which group's music has humorous lyrics, innuendo, and word play?
ZZ Top
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is based on...
a piece composed by J.S. Bach
What instrument of technique is prominently featured in "Lay, Lady, Lay"?
pedal steel guitar
Keith Emerson played the Moog synthesizer.
true
The Mahavishnu Orchestra prominently featured:
violin
"In the Court of the Crimson King" was recorded in:
1969
Who is generally credited with beginning the integration of rock and country?
Bob Dylan
All of these Bob Dylan albums show influences of country music EXCEPT:
Bringing It All Back Home
Two important musicians in the bebop movement were:
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
The band Return to Forever was started by which former member of Miles Davis' band?
Chick Corea
Which of the following is an album by Yes?
Close to the Edge
"Free Bird" is a tribute to...
Duane Allman
Which group arranged and recorded a version of the classical suite "Pictures at an Exhibition"?
ELP
"Sweet Home Alabama" was written in response to a song by Bob Dylan.
False
Duane Allman died from a drug overdose.
False
Gram Parsons was the first artist to mix country and rock.
False
Greg Lake was one of the original members of Yes.
False
Jethro Tull embraced their identity as a progressive rock band.
False
King Crimson frequently used the Moog synthesizer.
False
Lynyrd Skynyrd's music features a single lead guitar.
False
Miles Davis would only play with African American musicians.
False
Three members of Buffalo Springfield went on to form Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
False
Weather Report played only acoustic instruments.
False
Why was Miroslav Vitouš fired from Weather Report
He was unable to adapt his playing to the band's new style.
The leader of Jethro Tull was:
Ian Anderson
What was innovative about Herbie Hancock's song "Rockit"?.
It included hip-hop scratching
Which bass player is prominently featured in "Weather Report"?
Jaco Pastorius
Who did not play on the Bitches Brew?
Jaco Pastorius
Billy Gibbons was heavily influenced by:
Jimi Hendrix
Weather Report was founded by ____________.
Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter
Procol Harum's song "A Whiter Shade of Pale" borrows a bass line from a composition by which composer?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Which artist studied Eastern religion and philosophy with an Indian guru?
John McLaughlin
The keyboardist for ELP was:
Keith Emerson
Yes recorded music based on all of the following EXCEPT:
Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The style known as cool jazz got its name from an album by which performer?
Miles Davis
Which trumpet soloist is featured in "Pharoh's Dance"?
Miles Davis
Which of these bands included African American members?
The Allman Brothers Band
Which of these bands was the first to use multiple lead guitars?
The Allman Brothers Band
Who recorded the song "Ramblin' Man"?
The Allman Brothers Band
Sweetheart of the Rodeo was recorded by:
The Byrds
Gram Parsons recorded with all of these groups EXCEPT:
The Doors
Who recorded the album Long Hard Ride?
The Marshall Tucker Band
Why was the drumming on Bitches Brew unique compared to other jazz albums?
The rhythms were played straight instead of swung.
Which album was a parody of a concept album?
Thick as a Brick
What album contains the song "Pinball Wizard"?
Tommy
Bebop music was performed in after-hours clubs.
True
Chick Corea's early music with Return to Forever was strongly influenced by Latin music.
True
Herbie Hancock's "Chameleon" has an AABA form.
True
Many bebop musicians also played in swing orchestras and big bands.
True
Procol Harum began touring with a symphony orchestra during the 1970s.
True
The Allman Brothers Band was influenced by modern jazz.
True
The album Tommy is:
a rock opera
"Pinball Wizard" is...
a rock opera about a deaf and blind child
"Whipping Post" is...
an irregular meter.
"Roundabout" includes...
asymmetrical meters
Cool jazz was created as a response to:
bebop
Bitches Brew received almost universal acclaim from critics.
false
Yes was highly skeptical of and critical of spirituality and religion.
false
John McLaughlin's style of guitar playing was notable because:
he played a double neck guitar
"Nights In White Satin" features... symphony orchestra
symphony orchestra
King Crimson's music includes all of the following EXCEPT:
symphony orchestra
"Birdland" is named for an important New York jazz club.
true
