Jazz Chapter 2 Listening Quiz
What is the song form heard here?
AABA popular-song form
The form of this piece is
AABA popular-song form.
The famous female vocalist on this recording is
Bessie Smith.
The trumpet player heard here is
Louis Armstrong
Who is the trumpet player on this recording?
Miles Davis
Which of the following techniques happens in this performance?
The bass plays a walking line.
This excerpt features
a bluesy style of singing, with some improvisation.
The trumpet solo begins with a brief unaccompanied phrase, known as
a break.
The "head" is played over
a harmonic progression called "rhythm changes."
The head of this example begins with
a six-not riff.
The head on this chart begins with
a two-note motif right on the downbeat.
The lowest pitch in this trumpet cadenza is heard
at the end.
The order of solos in this excerpt is
bass, then drums.
The interaction between the bass and the piano here is called
call and response.
Other than the trumpet, which two melodic instruments are heard in this excerpt?
clarinet and trombone
Which instruments are heard in this excerpt?
drums, piano, and bass
In this excerpt we hear a
each answer shown
What is the tempo of this piece?
fast
The highest pitch in this trumpet cadenza is heard
in the middle.
The order of soloists here is
piano, trumpet, saxophone.
The piano "comps" in this excerpt, which means
playing chords in a rhythmically unpredictable manner.
The trumpet solo is interrupted by a short composed melody, played by the horns and the bass. This is known as a
send-off riff.
Billie Holiday begins by
singing six bars only, followed by a two-bar pause.
Charlie Parker uses dynamic contrast by
suddenly playing softly for several minutes.
The third soloist here plays a ________ saxophone.
tenor
This excerpt uses blues lyrics, in which
the first line is sung twice, and then a new line is sung once.
The brief solos heard here between the piano, bass, and drums are known as
trading fours.
The instruments heard in this brief introduction are
trumpet and organ.
What is the song form encountered in this excerpt?
twelve-bar blues
What is the song form heard here?
twelve-bar blues form
How many times is the twelve-bar blues form played?
twice
How many times does the mode change during this excerpt?
twice (changing once, then changing back to the first mode)
How many twelve-bar blues choruses are heard?
two
