Jazz Midterm Ch 1-9

The chromatic scale is made up of____ notes A)5 B)7 C)8 D)12

12

When Louisiana and other southern states adopted the "Jim Crow" laws, the special privileges of the creoles ended in the year A)1865 B)1876 C)1894 D)1917

1894

The ___ will always be remembered as the "jazz age" A)1910s B)1920s C)1930s D)1940s

1920s

duke wellingtons career lasted from his New York debut in 1923 until his death, in A)1929 B)1936 C)1948 D)1974

1974

The phrases of thirty-two-bar popular song form are best represented as A)AAB B)AABA C)ABBA D)ABA

AABA

in august 1935, A)Benny goodmans swing band broke through to mainstream success B)world war 2 ended, which led to the declining popularity of swing bands C)duke Ellington wrote "It done mean a thing (if it aint got that swing)" D)each answer shown

Benny goodman's swing band broke through to mainstream success

Among the jazz soloists added to the Paul Whitman Band in the mid-1920s was A)Bix Beiderbecke B)Louis Armstrong C)James P. Johnston D) Bill Challis

Bix Beiderbecke

The instrumentation of New Orleans jazz derived from which two sources? A)Brass bands and String ensembles B)brass bands and piano trios C)string ensembles and saxophone quartets D)piano trios and string quartets

Brass bands and string ensembles

a big band consists of three sections: A)brass, reeds, and strings B)brass, percussion, and rhythm C)brass, reeds, and rhythm D)brass, strings, and rhythm

Brass, Reeds, and rhythm

a harmony consisting of three or more different pitches is called a A) Meter B) motive C) triad D) scale

C) triad

During collective improvisation, the instruments are arranged in the following order (from top to bottom) A)trumpet (or cornet), Clarinet, and trombone B)clarinet, trombone, and trumpet (or cornet C)trombone, trumpet ( or cornet), and clarinet D) Clarinet, trumpet (or cornet), and trombone

Clarinet, trumpet (or cornet), and trombone

Will Marion Cook A)was a creole musician from New Orleans B)began as an untrained "uptown" cornet player C)performed with the Red Hot Peppers D)Discovered Sidney Bechet

Discovered Sidney bechet

a typical rhythm section in a jazz ensemble comprises A) trumpet, trombone, and clarinet B) drums, piano, guitar, and bass C) percussion instruments D) alto and tenor saxophones

Drums, piano, guitar, and bass

"tailgate Trombone" features A)Exaggerated glissandos B) a crisp, sharply articulated attack C)an extended high range, far above the clarinet D)a soft Muted Timbre

Exaggerated glissandos

Before 1800, New Orleans was owned by A)France and Spain B)England and Spain C)England and France D)France and Germany

France and Spain

In jazz terminology, "change" refers to A) harmony B) rythym C) timbre D) melody

Harmony

which chords or harmonies are used in the twelve-bar blues

I, IV, and V

among the great stride virtuosos of the 1920s was ___, a pianist whose composition "Carolina Shout" became a test-piece for the New York elite. A)James P. Johnson B)Fletcher Henderson C)Sidney Bechet D)George Gershwin

James P. Johnson

"Dead man blues" was recorded in 1926 by A)The Red Onion Jazz Babies B)The Original Dixieland Jazz Band C) Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers D)King Olivers Creole Jazz Band

Jelly Roll Morton and His Red Hot peppers

what musician led a band that embodied the best in middle-class blacks dignity, with clever arrangements of "put on your old grey bonnet" and "organ grinders swing" A)fletcher henderson B)Jimmie lunceford C)cab Calloway D)Benny goodman

Jimmie luncefordc

____ was known for his inventive use of mutes A)scott joplin B)jelly roll Morton C)louis armstrong D)Joe "king" Oliver

Joe "king" Oliver

although born in New Jersey, count Basie is indelibly associated with A)chicago B)New York C)New Orleans D)Kansas City

Kansas City

count basies saxophone section included A)buck Clayton and Harry "sweets" Edison B)Lester young and Herschel Evans C)Johnny Hodges and harry carney D)coleman Hawkins and Benny carter

Lester young and Herschel Evans

Bing Crosby's vocal style was inspired by A)bessie smith B)Louis Armstrong C)Paul Whiteman D)Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong

Among the musicians hired by Fletcher Henderson in the 1920s was A)Louis armstrong B)Benny Goodman C)duke Ellington D)jelly roll Morton

Louis armstrong

Scott Joplin's most famous composition is A)Maple leaf rag B)the st Louis blues C)the Charleston D)the buzzard lope

Maple leaf rag

the grouping of pulses (beats) into patterns of two, three, or more per bar is known as A) dissonance B)tempo C)meter D)texture

Meter

Collective improvisation first emerged from A)New York B) St. Louis C) New Orleans D)Chicago

New Orleans

in addition to playing the roots to the harmonies, the string bass also A) provides an underlying rhythmic foundation B) adds a cross-rhythm to the polyrhythmic texture C) maintains a pedal tone. D) is a contraption known more commonly as "traps"

Provides an underlying rhythmic foundation.

Jazz was transformed by the following technological advancements, new in the 1920's A)television, space travel, and interstate highways B)radio, electrical recordings, and movies C)digitalization, sampling, and synthesizers D)the miniaturization of primary jazz instruments

Radio, electrical recording, and movies

The blues scale is best described as a scale that is A) major B) minor C) somewhere between major and minor D) chromatic

Somewhere between major and minor

"Tempo" refers to the _______ of the music. A) speed B)Groove C)Texture D) Dissonance

Speed

"rhythm changes" refers to A)the chord progression to "I got rhythm" B)trading fours C) the shift in groove that comes at the beginning of the chorus D)switching drummers

The chord progression to "I got rhythm"

An octave is A) the space between two notes in a major or minor scale B) a rhythm that divides the measure into eight beats C) the interval on a piano from any key to the next key, above or below, of the same letter name D) the space between two dissonant pitches.

The interval on a piano from any key to the next key, above or below, of the same letter name.

During the Trio section of a piece, New Orleans bands often switched from collective improvisation to block-chord texture True or False

True

________, known as the "father of the blues" was a cornet-playing bandleader who first heard the blues in a Mississippi train station A)w.c. handy B)John Phillip sousa C)james Reese Europe D)scott joplin

W.C. Handy

The original dixieland jazz band was a ___ band A)White B) Creole C)Black D)Mixed-race

White

A cornet is A) A version of the trumpet with a mellower timbre and deep mouthpiece B) a reed instrument prominently used in New Orleans Jazz C) a hollow mute with a hole in the center D) any combination of three notes used in harmony

a Version of the trumpet with a mellower timbre and deep mouthpiece

a short improvised passage by a drummer is known as A)a fill B)comping C)"playing outside" D)a shout chorus

a fill

stride style is defined by A)a left-hand technique, alternating bass notes and chords B)its exclusive use of twelve-bar blues form C)the absence of improvisation D)each answer shown

a left-hand technique, alternating bass notes and chords

earl hines was a pianist that played A)on-the-beat background chords B)strictly stride and "boogie-woogie" C)a lot of tremolos in his solos D)each answer shown

a lot of tremolos in his solos

"secondary ragtime" is A) a genre of ragtime recordings aimed at black markets B)a polyrhythm, featuring a meter of three superimposed on a meter of two C)the concluding act of the minstrel show D)an early nickname for jazz

a polyrhythm, featuring a meter of three superimposed on a meter of two

Creoles were A)a racially mixed people of color B)protected by the 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy V. Ferguson C)protestant and English-speaking residents of New Orleans D)each answer shown

a racially mixed people of color

in addition to being a leading exponentt of the "Chicago style" Frankie trumbauer was A)a saxophonist who delicate solos influenced her later black soloists B)the most important soloist for fletcher Henderson C)the first white musician to play with Louis Armstrong D)each answer shown

a saxophonist whose delicate solos influenced later black soloists

a solo interrupted by a short composed melody, played by other members of the ensemble, is known as A)a send-off riff B)a turnaround C) a pedal point D)stop-time

a send-off riff

The bandleader and composer Duke Ellington was also A)a stride-piano player B)a songwriter C)an arranger D)each answer shown

a stride-piano player

Benny möten was A)the unelected political boss of Kansas City B)a territory bandleader C)a blues singer D)a record promoter

a territory band leader

Gertrude "Ma" Rainey was A)the leader of the Fisk Jubilee Singers B) a vaudeville/classic blues artist C)a minstrel show composer D)a popular-dance instructor

a vaudeville/classic blues artist

bix beiderbecke was A)an African American clarinetist from New Orleans B)a white cornet player from Iowa C)a pianist from Pittsburgh D)the first important tenor saxophone soloist

a white cornet player from Iowa

The ___ method was a way to make recordings that used a megaphone shaped horn to transmit sound onto a lateral disc using stylus. A)acoustic B)electric C)dynamic D)wind-up

acoustic

James Reese Europe was A)a black musician who performed in blackface B)a white blues singer C)the leader of a vaudeville blues band D) an accomplished black conductor and arranger active during world war 1

an accomplished black conductor and arranger active during World War 1

when individual notes of a chord are played one after another it is called

an arpeggio

Don Redman was A)an arranger B)a bandleader C)a club owner D)a songwriter

an arranger

A glissando is A)the needle-like device used to engrave phonographs B) an exaggerated slur from one note to the next C)modulation between two different tonalities D)the delicate plucking of a violin string

an exaggerated slur from one note to the next

a dissonance is A) a pure-sounding stable harmony B) an unstable harmony that demands resolution toward a consonance C) a harmony devoid of melody or rhythm D) a rhythmic layer that contrasts sharply with another layer.

an unstable harmony that demands resolution toward a consonance

the san fransico bandleader was not famous, but he established the saxophone section as part of a jazz ensemble A)art hickman B)paul Whitman C)Joe "king" Oliver D)jelly roll Morton

art hickman

when accents fall on beats two and four it is known as A)rhythm changes B)backbeat C)call and response D)downbeat

backbeat

which of the following genres is/are part of African American folk culture A)the Minstrel show B)ballads C)brass bands D)each answer shown

ballads

which instrument was originally in the rhythm section but is rarely encountered in jazz today? A) piano B) bass clarinet C) banjo D)drums

banjo

THe rhythm section of the Benny goodman trio and quartet excluded which instrument piano drums bass

bass

____ was one of Artie shows biggest hits A)im gettting sentimental over you B)in the mood C)begin the beguine D)Annie Laurie

begin the beguine

Paul Whitman hired ___ to be the full-time featured vocalist with his orchestra A)bessie smith B)louis armstrong C)William grant still D)bing Crosby

bing Crosby

country blues musicians change the timbre and pitch of their guitars by using A)bottlenecks B)harmonicas C)amplification D)call and response

bottlenecks

The popularity of the trumpet(cornet), clarinet, and trombone in jazz was due mostly to the influence of A)brass bands B)symphony orchestras C)the African American folk tradition D)each answer shown

brass bands

in addition to your heartbeat, what part of human anatomy can be used as an analogue to musical rhythm? A) fingers B) digestive system C) breath D) voice

breath

____, a jazz soloist who unusual timbres arose from his mastery of mutes, enriched Duke Ellington's early recordings. A)bubber Miley B)louis armstrong C)art hickman D)king Oliver

bubber Miley

Which musician, whose career ended with his nervous breakdown in 1906, is generally acknowledged as the first important musician in jazz. A)manuel Perez B)sidney bechet C)buddy bolden D)Jelly Roll Morton

buddy bolden

a statement by one musician or group of musicians immediately answered by another A)a riff B)modulation C)call and response D)a fanfare

call and response

timbre variation can be produced by A) a subtle shift in pitch B)changing the sound of the instrument C) adding a contrasting rhythmic layer D) a subtle shift in tempo

changing the sound of the instrument

a turnaround is A)chords played in the last few bars of a chorus, leading on to the next B)the contrasting section in AABA form C)any original tune based on the harmonic progression of a popular song D)alternating solos (I.E., trading fours)

chords played in the last few bars of a chorus, leading on to the next

The trumpet (or cornet), trombone, and ___ constitute the front line of a New Orleans Band A)Saxophone B)violin C)clarinet D)piano

clarinet

Benny goodman was a trombonsit drummer clarinetist vocalist

clarinetist

____ was known for his legato performance style A)louis armstrong B)earl hines C)fate marble D)coleman hawkins

coleman hawkins

which three interlocking spheres made New York the center of jazz in the 1920s? A)commercial, sociological, and musical B)social, political, and musical C)commercial, political, and musical D)economical, musical, and social

commercial, sociological, and musical

in addition to inventing the sousaphone, John Philip Sousa A)invented the saxophone B)was the director of a prominent minstrel-show band C)composed many marches, including "The stars and stripes forever" D)composed many ragtime works, including "Maple leaf rag"

composed many marches, including "the stars and stripes forever"

a "head" is the A)bell of a trumpet B)first song played in concert C)tonic chord in a harmonic progression D)composed portion of a small combo jazz performance

composed portion of a small-combo jazz performance

duke wellingtons compositions included A)"in the mood" B)"one o clock jump" C)conga brava D)each answer shown

conga brava

pop songs were originally written as a verse followed by a refrain. musicians typically A)drop the verse, repeating the refrain as a cycle B)alternate between verse and refrain C) repeat the verse as a cycle dropping the refrain D)substitue a twelve bar-blues for the refrain

drop the verse, repeating the refrain as a cycle

Which instrumentalist might drop "bombs" during a performance? A)bass player B)trumpet player C)pianist D)drummer

drummer

in a jazz ensemble, the "ride pattern" is played by the A)drummer B)saxophone section C)pianist D)bassist

drummer

billy strayhorn was A)the clarinet soloist on many of Duke ELlington's recordings from the cotton club B)a member of count basie's rhythm section C)duke ellingtons co composer and author of "take the a train" D)a boogie boogie pianist

duke wellingtons co composer and author of "take the a train"

the most common meter used in jazz is A) duple B)triple C)syncopation D)swing

duple

"zip coon" A)was a standard character in the minstrel show B)was an overdressed dandy that parodied upper-class whites C)performed in blackface D)each answer shown

each answer shown

African American music is characterized by A)polyrhythm B)call and response C)blues notes D)each answer shown

each answer shown

Collective improvisation is A)Several instruments improvising their parts simultaneously B)a dense, polyphonic texture C)a defining characteristic of New Orleans Jazz D) Each answer shown

each answer shown

Jelly Roll Morton A)was a creole musician B)played piano C)led the red hot peppers D)each answer shown

each answer shown

Joe "king" Oliver A)Played the cornet B)Was louis armstrongs mentor C)moved his band from New Orleans to Chicago D)each answer shown

each answer shown

John hammond A)was a nonmusical who promoted jazz B)was born into a wealthy New York family C)championed black musicians in the recording studio D)each answer shown

each answer shown

Manuel Perez A)was a creole musician B)Led the Onward Brass Band C) Studied classical music, focusing on the cornet D)each answer shown

each answer shown

Playing pitches with a great deal of flexibility, sliding through infinitesimal fractions of a step for expressive purposes is known as A) blue notes B) bent notes C) variable intonation D) each answer shown

each answer shown

Storryville was A)known as "the district" B)a preceint of saloons, cabarets, and bordellos C)contributed to the development of jazz D)each answer shown

each answer shown

The minstrel show A)was established as early as the 1840s B)featured performers in blackface makeup C)reinforced many degrading stereotypes and African Americans D) Each answer shown

each answer shown

Trading fours can take place A)between horn players B)over any set length C)between the drummer and other soloists D)each answer shown

each answer shown

When using a technique known as "harmonic improvisation", musicians A) discard the original melody B) rely on the changes C) make decisions quickly D)each answer shown

each answer shown

at the turn of the century, the term "ragtime" meant A)a piano style B) a type of song C)a syncopated dance D)each answer shown

each answer shown

cab calloways band A)replaced duke Ellington at the cotton club B)employed a young dizzy Gillespie C)performed for almost two decades D)each answer shown

each answer shown

in his later years, Louis Armstrong, A)had a number one hit single, hello dolly B)maintained his old fashioned "grinning and shuffling" stage demeanor despite its uncomfortable connections to the minstrels traditions C)shocked the establishment by protesting Orval fjaubus's takeover of central high school D)each answer shown

each answer shown

the "chorus" of a composition in a popular song form A)contains the central melody or tune B)is thirty two bars long C)is also known as a refrain D)each answer shown

each answer shown

the harmonic progression called twelve-bar blues includes which of the following chords? A)tonic B)dominant C)subdominant D)each answer shown

each answer shown

twelve-bar blues form always has A)the same overall chord progression B)three four-bar phrases C)the same number of measures in a chorus D)each answer shown

each answer shown

what did louis Armstrong learn through his gig on the Mississippi riverboats A)he improved his ability to read music B)he learned to adapt New Orleans style improvisation to written arrangements C)he learned songs outside the New Orleans repertory D)each answer shown

each answer shown

which is true about ragtime A)its "ragged" polyrhythmic syncopation contributed to jazz B)it consisted of multiple distinct melodic strains C)it was a form of composition first published in 1897 D)each answer shown

each answer shown

in 1928, Armstrong recorded with this pianist from Pittsburgh, whose single-line improvisations matched his ability to create new melodic lines A)earl hines B)jelly roll Morton C)james p johnson D)bix beiderbecke

earl hines

field hollers and work songs A)expressed the loneliness and hardship of African Americans B)were a kind of secular music C)inspired AABA popular song form D)were spirituals

expressed the loneliness and hardship of African Americans

"comping" occurs between the bass and drums true false

false

"race records" kept by the u.s. census, were designed to prevent African Americans from voting in the south true or false

false

THe Harlem Renaissance celebrated jazz musicians and bandleaders alongside its poets, painters, and playwrights true or false

false

The idea that "jazz is African American music" is rooted in race, not ethnicity true or false

false

like Louis Armstrong, fletcher Henderson came from a disadvantaged background in New Orleans, steeped in the blues t or f

false

louis Armstrong moved to Chicago in 1922 to perform with jelly roll morton true or false

false

popular song utilizes twelve-bar phrases true or false

false

which of the following does a drummer NOT often use? A) wire brushes B)fingertips C) mallets D) drumsticks

fingertips

How many notes does a pentatonic scale have? A)Four B)Five C)Seven D)Twelve

five

thirty-two-bar pop song form is made up of A)four eight-bar phrases B) three twelve-bar phrases C) eight four-bar phrases D)twelve three-bar phrases

four eight-bar phrases

louis armstrong performed with fletcher Henderson's orchestra in 1924 staying with the ensemble for A)fourteen months B)three weeks C)five years D)the remainder of his career

fourteen months

when the swing era began in 1935, louis Armstrong A)continued to perform New Orleans style polyphony B)fronted his own big band and made dozens of hit records C)temporarily quit the business only to return in 1947 D)became a sideman in fletcher Henderson's band

fronted his own big band and made dozens of hit records.

____ is the simultaneous sounding of pitches A)rhythm B)melody C)texture D) harmony

harmony

A break is an interruption of ____ texture by _______ texture A) polyphonic; homophonic B)homophonic; polyphonic C)monophonic; homophonic D)homophonic; monophonic

homophonic; monophonic

When musicians invent music in that space and moment, they are A) transposing B) harmonizing C) trading fours D) improvising

improvising

Louis armstrong grew up A)on the south side of Chicago B)in a poor neighborhood in New Orleans C)in a blue-collar area of queens New York D)on a cotton plantation in Mississippi

in a poor neighborhood in New Orleans

The "ellingtonians" A)were the backing ensemble for bing Crosby B)premiered rhapsody in blue in 1924 C)included the musicians Harry Carney and "tricky sam" canton D)each answer shown

included the musicians Harry Carney and "tricky sam" nanton

the Lindy hop A)featured a steady four beats B)was an improvised, African-style dance C)contained "breakaways" D)integrates aspects of each answer shown

integrates aspects of each answer shown

a measure ( or bar) A) identifies the scale of a piece of music B) is a group of pulses (beats) C) is the same thing as "stop-time" D) specifies the number of different pitches in a chord

is a group of pulses (Beats)

what was distinctive about bix beiderbeckes recording "singin the blues" when it was recorded in 1927 A)it is a slow ballad B)it features "scat" vocal solo C)the melody of the song is immediately stated at the beginning D)the source material is an old plantation work song

it is a slow ballad.

accompanying Louis Armstrong on the original Hot Five recordings were A)sidey beeches, Joe"king" Oliver, kid ory, and jelly roll Morton B)fletcher henderson, fate marable, johnny dodds, and earl Hines C)Lil hardin, kid Ory, Johnny st. Cyr, and Johnny Dodds D)Coleman hawkins, bix beiderbecke, earl hines, and lil hardin

lil hardin, kid Ory, Johnny st. Cyr, and Johnny Dodds

The popular appeal of Benny goodman trio and quartet had a good deal to do with the extroverted energy of A)chick Webb and Artie shaw B)lionel hampton and gene krupe C)cab Calloway and cozy Cole D)chick Webb and teddy Wilson

lionel hampton and gene krupa

____ is considered by many the most important figure in the development of jazz A)earl hines B)louis armstrong C)buddy bolden D)duke Ellington

louis armstrong

which type of song form is diagrammed as AA B B C C D D? A)popular song form B)blues form C)march form D)none of the answers shown

march form.

a solo based on a single scale is known as A)harmonic improvisation B)modal improvisation C)melodic paraphrase D)rhythm changes

modal improvisation

"block chords" are an example of A)Homophonic texture B)Polyphonic texture C)monophonic texture D)none of the above

none of the above

Freddie Keppard was A) an important early blues singer B) a ragtime composer C)one of the first jazz musicians to travel widely D)the leader of the original dixieland jazz band

one of the first jazz musicians to travel widely

the ____ was the first jazz band too be recorded, in 1917 A)creole jazz band B)original dixieland jazz band C)red hot peppers D)hot five

original dixieland jazz band

Duke wellingtons compositions number A)under seventy B)one hundred and thirty three C)between two hundred and three hundred D)over a thousand

over a thousand

This bandleader, widely known as the "king of jazz", was an early pop superstar who championed "symphonic jazz" A)Duke Ellington B)Fletcher henderson C)paul Whitman D)james p johnson

paul Whitman

The Virginia minstrels A)Performed New Orleans-style jazz B)performed in blackface C)were based in the southern United States D)each answer shown

performed in blackface

vaudeville blues- also known as classic or urban blues-were A)sung only by male singers B)performed on black theater circuits C)usually sung unaccompanied D)religious in nature

performed on black theater circuits

louis Armstrong changed the way jazz musicians improvised by A)performing with a rhythmic energy that was quickly imitated B)deemphasizing the role of the blues C)demonstrating his mastery of mutes D)each answer shown

performing with a rhythmic energy that was quickly imitated

by 1900, the syncopations of ragtime music had shifted from the banjo to the A)trumpet B)clarinet C)piano D)guitar

piano

when jazz bassists pluck the strings with their fingers, that technique is called A) pizzicato B) arco C) obbligato D) glissando

pizzicato

the rhythmic contrast resulting from the simultaneous use of contrasting rhythms is known as A)polyphony B)keeping time C)polyrhythm D) downbeat

polyrhythm

Jimmie luncefordc's nickname was A)truly B)duke C)professor D)none of the answers shown

professor

Jazz nightlife was affected by the passage of the eighteenth amendment to the constitution, which

prohibited the sale of alcohol

the "verse" of a composition in popular song form A)provides a transition between spoken dialogue and song in a musical B)is frequently performed by jazz musicians C)contains the central melody or tune D)each answer shown

provides a transition between spoken dialogue and song in a musical.

"march form" was widely used in the following genre: A)ragtime B)vaudeville blues C)the minstrel show D)the spiritual

ragtime

Although its specialty was the finest in Harlem Jazz, the cotton club A)was not located in Harlem, but in nearby New Jersey B)Refused to admit black patrons C)was also known for its patronage of Harlem renaissance poets D)was headlined by a white bandleader,paul white men

refused to admit black patrons

social gatherings that took place in Harlem living rooms and featured stride pianists were called A)speakeasies B)ring-shouts C)rent parties D)black-and-tans

rent parties

George Gershwin composed and performed A)"black and tan fantasy" B)"st louis blues" C)Rhapsody in Blue D)The jazz singer

rhapsody in blue

in African music, improvisation happens within a repeated A)rhythmic cycle B)harmonic progression C)melody or tune D)timbre variation

rhythmic cycle

each chord Is named after its bottom note, also known as the A) root B) base C) consonance D) pedal

root

who is the best-known composer of ragtime music? A)louis armstrong B)james Reese Europe C)bessie smith D)scott joplin

scott joplin

during the 1920s, Louis Armstrong recorded with A)sidney bechet, bessie smith, and earl hines B)bessie smith, earl hines, and George Gershwin C)sidney bechet, earl hines, George gershwin D)bessie smith, ma Rainey, and paul Whitman

sidney bechet, bessie smith, and earl hines

fletcher hendersons arrangements relied heavily on A)simple riffs B)complex harmonies and accompaniments C)call-and-response patterns D)simple riffs as well as call-and-response patterns

simple riffs as well as call-and-response patterns

which of the following songs was not a hit recording by louis armstrong "aint misbehaving" "hello, Dolly!" What a wonderful world singing the blues

singing the blues

elaborate "solo" lines played by an entire section in block-chord texture is called a A)soli B)polysolo C)chordal solo D)block solo

soli

which of the following is a kind of mute commonly used in jazz? A) plunger B)fender C)harmon D)straight

straight

The player piano was especially useful for disseminating the ____ jazz style A)Stride Piano B)New Orleans C)collect improvisation D)big-band

stride piano

which instruments in the jazz ensemble are responsible for keeping time? A)string bass and drummers ride cymbal B) string bass and pianos left hand C) drummers ride cymbal and pianos left hand D) pianos left hand and vibraphone

string bass and drummers ride cymbal

the Benny goodman quartet featured which African American pianist A)earl hines B)jelly roll Morton C)teddy wilson D)scott joplin

teddy wilson

coleman Hawkins was an influential soloist on the A)cornet B)tenor sax C)trombone D)piano

tenor sax

amoung the African American dances that shocked and invigorated the country in the early twentieth century was A)the Charleston B)the waltz C)the quadrille D)the Charleston and the quadrille only

the Charleston

rhapsody in Blues premiere, in 1924, featured A)the Paul whiteman orchestra B)duke Ellington at the piano C)the original dixieland jazz band D)bing Crosby on vocals

the Paul Whitman orchestra

The contrasting B section in pop song form is known as A)the head B)the bridge C)rhythm changes D)the turnaround

the bridge

Timbre is A)a category of instrument B) the sound quality or "tone color" of an instrument C)the absence of bent or "blue" notes D) any dissonant harmony

the sound quality or "tone color" of an instrument

the blues has _____ -line stanzas A)two B)three C)four D)twelve

three

which of the following is a set of two drums mounted on a stand that are played with sticks instead of hands? A) congas B)bongos C)timbales D)maracas

timbales

The center of the songwriting industry in New York was known colloquilly as A)Tin pan alley B)the great white way C)the Harlem renaissance D)swing street

tin pan alley

from 1932 to 1934 Louis armstrong A)toured europe B)recorded with earl hines C)recorded with king Oliver D)performed on a riverboat

toured europe

duke wellingtons trombonist included A)"tricky sam" nanton, Lawrence brown, and Juan Tirol B)Freddie green, Walter page, and jo jones C)"hot lips" page, harry "sweets" Edison, and black Clayton D)cootie williams, bubber Miley, and rex Stewart.

tricky sam nanton, Lawrence brown, and Juan Tizol

which instrument did glenn miller play A)trombone B)tenor sax C)piano trumpet

trombone

swing bands featured sections of trumpets, saxophones, and A)clarinets B)strings C)trombones D)guitars

trombones

The black musicians of the "uptown" tradition in New Orleans could read music and relied on improvisation true or false

true

ethnicity is a learned behavior true or false

true

frank trumbauer and bix beiderbevcek created the "Chicago style" true or false

true

the minstrel show's characteristics, including blackface, lingered in American show business until the early 1950's true or false

true

which are common brass instruments in jazz? A) alto and tenor saxophones B) oboe and bassoon C) trumpet and trombone D) piano, bass, and drums

trumpet and trombone

in African ( and African American music) There are always at least ______ rhythmic layers going on at the same time A) two B) three C) four D) five

two

the downbeat falls on which beats of the measure? A)one and two B)two and three C) two and four D) Three and four

two and four

louis Armstrong's all stars A)featured many innovative young players, including miles Davis B)was a band that played in the New Orleans style that Armstrong played with and led for the last twenty-five years of his life. C)placed Armstrong's solo style in the middle of the new bepop style D)was the name of a 1946 film starring Armstrong and bing Crosby

was a band that played in the New Orleans style that Armstrong played with and led for the last twenty five years of his life

Sidney Bechet A)was the first great jazz saxophone soloist B)was a shy, diffident man who preferred to submerge his lines in collective improvisation C)never left his hometown of New Orleans D)died unexpectedly young, leaving behind no recordings

was the first great jazz saxophone soloist

the ___ scale features six notes, evenly spaced A)Major B)Pentatonic C)Chromatic D)whole-tone

whole-tone

The great migration was a response to the manpower shortage created by A)World War 1 B)World war 2 C)the Great Depression D)the civil war

world war one