Music 111 Modules 4 - 7

The mass migration of individuals to cities like Nashville, Chicago, and LA was accompanied by what type of music? (Choose one)

Country

Western Swing combined what elements?

Cowboy songs, Spanish forms, and fiddle music

The 1960s reissue of Robert Johnson's 1936 and 1937 recording influenced:

Cream, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones

Kansas city stood out from other cities during the 1930s because...

It seemed immune to the Great Depression thanks to its gangster mayor's interest in a flourishing nightlife scene

What radio show was responsible for bringing swing era music to the masses though airwaves?

Let's Dance

This "Mother of the Blues" had a polished singing style resulting from a life of performing in vaudeville, minstrel shows and the circus.

Ma Rainey

What was the impact when Creoles of color lost their status in New Orleans in the 1980s?

Musicians of different social strata mixed together, resulting in blending of technique and improvisation

Buddy Bolden

One of the first and most important musicians from New Orleans to have a major influence on early jazz

Robert Johnson

One of the most influential country blues musicians who made the guitar technique of 'bottlenecking' famous

The primary difference between Country Blues and Classic Blue is...

One style emerged out of southern rural culture; the other style was primarily urban

Ragtime was originally developed by itinerant:

Pianists

Maybelle Carter

Pioneer of 'hillbilly' music

Bob Wills

Pioneer of the Western Swing

We are able to listen to Scott Joplin play piano thanks to the technology of:

Player pianos ad piano rolls

John Phillip Sousa's band was partially responsible for the rise in popularity of which song?

"After The Ball"

Mamie Smith

"Crazy Blues"

W.C. Handy

"Father of the Blues"

Ethel Waters

"Guess Who's In Town"

12 Bar Blues

"In The Mood"

Spiritual

"Swing Low Sweet Chariot"

The Harlem Renaissance is best described as... (Choose all that apply)

- A Cultural Revolution in black communities after the Great War, including musicians, artists, and writers, and scholars - Reference to Harlem as the center of a push for African-American civil and political rights

What musical features best characterize the 12 bar blues?

- AAB Form - Emphasis on three chords: 1, 4, and 5

New Orleans became a breeding ground for musical innovation because: (Choose all that apply)

- As an international port, it had settlers bringing cultural influences and tastes from around the world - Racial codes threw diverse musicians together

Improvisation is an important characteristic of jazz. Which musicians or musical groups were renowned for their use of improvisation?

- Buddy Bolden - King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

Trombonist Kid Ory's group made history for...

- Differentiating their style from ODJB by avoiding novelty instruments - Being the first black jazz group to record

What was the impact when Creoles of color lost their status in New Orleans in the 1890's?

- Musicians of different social strata mixed together, resulting in blending of technique and improvisation

Which of the following best describe Bessie Smith?

- She attracted both black and white fans - She starred in one of the first talkies - She recorded St. Louis Blues with Louis Armstrong

Select which of the following characteristics can be used to describe Ragtime music.

- Steady bass "oom-pah" reminiscent of brass band marches - The first black music properly transcribed to sheet music - Syncopated rhythms

King Oliver's Creole Jazz band was significant because:

- They introduced the public to a young Louis Armstrong - They influenced a whole generation of white and black bands playing jazz with New Orleans roots

What differentiated Country Blues from Classic Blues?

-Country Blues were a largely oral tradition widespread throughout the south -Bottlenecking is a common guitar technique often heard in the Country Blues -It is believed that Country Blues first came from the Mississippi Delta

Which of the following describe Robert Johnson?

-He played multiple instruments -He was the most influential country blues artist -He played bottlenecked guitar -He was known for his rough, strained vocals -He often sang about the devil

Which of the following describe W.C. Handy?

-He wrote "St. Louis Blues" -He was a pioneering composer of Classic Blues

Gospel music gained popularity during the depression because...

-It provided relief -It provided diversion -It provided escape -It provided spiritual consolation

The Blues refers to a:

-State of mind -Specific song form -Harmonic progression -Music style

Big band musicians' careers suffered during World War II because...

-The government imposed a 20% entertainment tax -Dances became less popular as men entered the military and were sent overseas -Recording materials were reserved for the war effort

Charlie Paton

A Delta Blues Musician whose guitar technique included rhythmic tapping on the body of his guitar

Blind Lemon Jefferson

A guitarist, singer, and recording artist of the "old fashioned" blues who died in poverty having never received royalties from record companies

The lyrics and tune of the 12 bar blues result in this form:

AAB

12 Bar Blues

AAB lyric form against I/IV/V harmony

Son House

An early Delta Blues Musician whose style influenced the likes of Johnson and Patton

Hispanic music from the Caribbean, elements of minstrel shows, light classical music, popular songs, vocal and instrumental blues, ragtime, and marching band tunes

Ballroom dance music and Mexican dance music

This artist recorded for both Paramount and Okeh Records

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Roy Acuff

Early country gospel musician who played the Dobro

Jelly Roll Morton

Early ragtime pianist who "ragged" music from a variety of genres by emphasizing a theme and adding the characteristic "march-like" ragtime bass

"Memphis Blues" was written by Robert Johnson:

False

Another term for "work song" is "field holler"

False

Benny Goodman's choice of only white musicians increased racial tensions in bandstands at the time:

False

Robert Johnson saw the fruits of his fame and success during his lifetime:

False

Roy Acuff's song "The Great Speckled Bird" was a commercial success because of its rebellious and morally corrupt messages

False

The Blues were highly religious spirituals that celebrated God and other religious symbols and values

False

The Blues were highly religious spirituals that celebrated God and other religious symbols:

False

Delta Blues

Form closely related to field hollers and work songs

Call and Response

Form with voices or instruments reacting to one another

Slide Guitar or Bottlenecking

Guitar playing style that originated in Mississippi

How did Fletcher Henderson contribute to the form of swing music?

His music was featured repeating riffs playing by different sections of the band

What did Jelly Roll Morton include when combining idioms to create a precursor to what is now called jazz?

Hispanic music from the Caribbean, elements of minstrel shows, light classical music, popular songs, vocal and instrumental blues, ragtime, and marching band tunes

Duke Ellington's music was noted for...

Imaginative sound words

King Oliver

Influential black bandleader/trumpet player, helped to bring jazz to Chicago

What blues musician made bottlenecking famous?

Robert Johnson

What genre of music was born out of the intersection of the suffering of African- American slaves and their introduction to Christianity?

Spiritual

What genre of music was born out of the intersection of the suffering African American slaves and their introduction to Christianity?

Spirituals

Benny Goodman

Swing Era bandleader who hired based on ability alone, helping break down the colour barriers in bandstands at the time

Fletcher Henderson

Swing Era bandleader whose compositions featured saxophones and brass exchanging riffs, thereby helping define the form of swing music

Duke Ellington

Swing Era bandleader whose creativity moved swing music in the direction of an art form

Count Basie

Swing Era bandleader whose music relied heavily on improvisation and spontaneous interactions between musicians

Jelly Roll Morton suggested that any song could be adapted to a ragtime (ragged) by using:

Syncopation

What heralded the end of big band music and the swing era?

The end of WWII

The original Dixieland Jazz Band were...

The first band to commercially record jazz

What is particularly significant about the 1923 recording of "Dippermouth Blues" by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band? (Choose one)

The piece foreshadowed the future of improvised soloing in jazz.

In blues music, freedom is often symbolized by....

The railroad

Charlie Paton was known for his rhythmic tapping on the guitar

True

Hillbilly musicians were prohibited from joining the AFM

True

Recordings of Country Blues did not appear until the mid 1920s, relatively late in the evolution of this genre:

True

The steady rhythm of marching bands influenced the left sound in piano rags:

True

Louis Armstrong

Trumpet player who would make an indelible impact on the future of jazz as a popular style and art form

How many AAB sections can make up a blues song?

Unlimited

Scott Joplin

Used ragtime to elevate African American music to the status of art music