Chapter 10 Quiz

African American popular style emerging in the 1890s that emphasized irregular syncopations played over a steady, marchlike accompaniment.

Ragtime

________ pervaded all three entertainment types of theater, song, and dance. Hymn tunes Minstrelsy Ragtime Folk music traditions

Ragtime

The landmark United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson occurred in: 1876 1896 1910 1917

1896

Scott Joplin's most famous composition was entitled: Maple Leaf Rag Treemonisha The Entertainer Mississippi Rag

Maple Leaf Rag

In the ragtime era, any song with the words "rag" or "ragtime" in its title.

Ragtime songs

The most successful black musician to bring music from the black folk tradition into the popular sphere was: Scott Joplin Al Jolson Matilda Sissieretta Jones Will Marion Cook

Scott Joplin

1. A narrative song in strophic form. 2. A popular song in medium or slow tempo with lyrics expressing a romantic sentiment.

ballad

The script for a musical comedy, equivalent to an opera's libretto.

book

1. In the 1800s, an onstage parody of a familiar stage work such as an opera. 2. In the twentieth century, a stage entertainment emphasizing low comedy and female display.

burlesque

Which of the following would have been viewed as the lowest form of musical entertainment during the early twentieth century? operetta revue vaudeville burlesque

burlesque

An African American dance, popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s, resembling a fancy march step.

cakewalk

1. In the 1700s, a spoken play with a rather large amount of specially composed music. 2. In the 1800s and 1900s, a synonym for operetta.

comic opera

A type of popular song in the late 1800s and early 1900s that depicts African Americans in racially stereotyped caricatures.

coon songs

Between 1910 and 1920, the Metropolitan Opera especially encouraged creative opera efforts by American composers, and many won an enduring place in the repertory. false true

false

Al Jolson was not connected to the musical comedy tradition. false true

false (sinbad)

In musical comedy and operetta, a song added to a show's original score, not necessarily by the original show's principal composer and lyricist.

interpolation

Musical comedy differed from operetta in that: -it was exclusively American -its settings and characters were contemporary -it involved relatively few actual musical numbers -it was inspired heavily by church music

its settings and characters were contemporary

A nineteenth-century stage genre featuring sparse dialogue and music to accompany the stage action.

melodrama

A spoken play with songs and dances in a popular style.

musical comedy (musical)

A comic popular song, often topical in subject matter.

novelty songs

A form of musical theater similar to opera but lighter in theme and musical style, with spoken dialogue.

operetta (light opera)

The key to the distinctive voice in American musicals was: popular song ragtime opera minstrelsy

popular song

A variety stage entertainment, often with an overarching theme.

revue

A song specifically written for a musical comedy or revue.

show songs

A musical device, used in ragtime, jazz, and other popular styles, in which in tempo silences interrupt the steady marking of the beat in the bass and drums.

stop-time

Typically, operetta differed from opera in that: -it was far less popular than opera -the plots were carried by spoken dialogue -it presented less sophisticated musical challenges to performers -it deal solely in historical and political narratives

the plots were carried by spoken dialogue

Black minstrel shows set the stage for the careers of professional African American entertainers after the Civil War. false true

true

British theatrical imports dominated the American stage throughout the nineteenth century. true false

true

Many early twentieth-century operas composed for the Metropolitan Opera focused on which of the following groups as subject matter? Native Americans Italian Americans African Americans German Americans

Native Americans

A short section of music meant to be repeated until a fresh musical statement is ready to be introduced

vamp