CH 01 Listening Quiz

This singer, known as the "Empress of the Blues," died in 1937:

Bessie Smith. (Page 13)

The instrument playing the melody in this excerpt from "Down Home Rag" is a

Clarinet. (Page 22)

The singing in "The Buzzard Lope" is accompanied by

Hand claps and foot stomps. (Page 10)

The form of "Down Home Rag" is

March/ragtime form. (Page 22)

In "Reckless Blues," the singer uses

Melismas and the blues scale only. (Page 15)

The combination of the singing and the accompaniment in "The Buzzard Lope" creates

Polyrhythm. (Page 10)

Listening Example 3: "Down Home Rag" Timing: 0:03-0:44 - A A B B' A strains "Down Home Rag" is

Ragtime. (Page 22)

The type of polyrhythm featured at the beginning of this excerpt of "Down Home Rag" is called

Secondary ragtime. (Page 22)

Listening Example 1: "The Buzzard Lope" Timing: 0:28-0:46 - eight measures of 4/4 "The Buzzard Lope" features

Syncopation. (Page 10)

Each time the phrase "In that old field" in "The Buzzard Lope" is repeated, it ends with

A cadence. (Page 10)

In "Reckless Blues," the trumpet player's timbre is distorted by

A plunger mute. (Page 14)

The texture of "The Buzzard Lope" is

Call and response. (Page 10)

Which describes the musical interplay between the singer and the trumpet in "Reckless Blues"?

Call and response. (Page 14)

When repeating a strain in "Down Home Rag," the main performer

Adds melodic variations that approach improvisation. (Page 22)

Listening Example 2: "Reckless Blues" Timing: 2:18-2:58 - last chorus (and coda) "Reckless Blues" is a good example of

Vaudeville blues. (Page 14)