Music Unit 3 Quiz
James Reese Europe
"Castle House Rag"
Mamie Smith
"Crazy Blues" 1920
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
"Dippermouth Blues" (1923)
Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
"Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer"
Jazz
A group of popular related styles primarily for listening. Jazz is usually distinguished from the other popular music of an era by greater rhythmic freedom, extensive improvisation, and more-adventurous harmony.
Piano Rag
A march-like, syncopated composition for piano
The foxtrot
A popular dance of the time, emerged as a more "refined" version of the turkey trot.
Animal Dances
A popular dance which emerged in the early 1900s which was adapted or borrowed from a black dance
Ragtime
A popular style at the turn of the 20th century that mixed European forms, harmony, and textures with African-inspired syncopation.
Race Records
A term that came into use in the early 1920s to describe recordings by African American artists intended for sale primarily in the African American community
Standard rhythm section
Banjo, piano, brass bass, and drums
Ragtime Emerges
Begins in the years after the Civil War
French Quarter Musicians
Black and Creole musicians began to work with one another and jazz gained the spontaneity of improvisation from combining both cultures
Commercial Blues
Blues which is performed by professional musicians, published, and recorded
Cornet/trumpet
Carries the melody
Jim Crow Laws
Created racial segregation between "white" and "colored" in New Orleans
Ma Rainey
Great blues singer in the 1920s, one of the first blues musicians (woman)
Trombone
Lowest melodic part, "commentary" on the melody
"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
Modern song of the time, but not truly syncopated
Bessie Smith
Most popular female blues singer in the 1920s and 1930s, often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era - "Empty Bed Blues"
Swing
Rhythmic play over a four-beat rhythm
W.C. Handy
Started the movement of professional blues musicians
New Orleans Jazz
Style of jazz performance based on the early bands that performed in and around New Orleans
Clarinet
Takes the highest part, playing a fast-moving countermelody
Improvisation
The act of creating music spontaneously rather than performing a previously learned song the same way every time
Front Line
The horns (or other melody-line instruments, such as the vibraphone) in a jazz combo.
Classic Blues
The popular blues styles of the 1920s, which typically featured a woman singing the blues accompanied by one or more jazz musicians.
Ragtime Enters Popular Culture
The term "ragtime" came eventually to describe anything with a syncopated rhythm, not piano
First Professional Blues Musicians
W.C. Handy & Ma Rainey
Louis Armstrong
a) Prevalent recordings and performances came in New York City b) Pushed jazz into a solo art c) Trumpet player (vocals at times. distinctive voice) d) "Hotter Than That" (1927)
Ragtime's Legacy to American Music
a.) A body of music enduring value and appeal b.) A number of firsts in the history of African-American music c.) The catalyst for the revolution that produced the modern era in popular music