MUS 303A - Ch. 1 & 2 (Quiz 1)

Which of the following is true about African American ballads of the 19th C. and early 20th centuries?

They celebrated the exploits of black heroes and "bad men"

Who invented the phonograph?

Thomas Alva Edison

Which [white] actor invented the minstrel JIM CROW?

Thomas Dartmouth Rice

Which [white] banjo virtuoso lead the Virginia Minstrels?

Daniel Emmett

From which stream of influence does "high lonesome sound" commonly heard in country music hail?

European-American stream

Minstrelsy was invented in southern, aristocratic neighborhoods of cities like Atlanta. [ T / F ]

FALSE

Which of the following is true about songwriter Stephen Foster?

He embraced both genteel traditions & less highly regarded but popular traditions such as minstrelsy

Which of the following is true about the Afro-Cuban rumba?

It accompanies dances featuring sexual role-playing and was originally suppressed by Cuban authorities.

Which of the following about Brazilian bossa nova?

Popularized in the US by songs like "The Girl from Ipanema."

What role did song pluggers play in the music industry from the 19th C. until 1920?

Promoted songs & convinced big stars to perform them

Which of the following was an influential ragtime pianist and composer?

Scott Joplin

Which southern string band did James Gideon 'Gid' Tanner lead?

Skillet Lickers

Who was the most influential songwriter of American popular song during the 19th C.?

Stephen Foster

Which Latin dance style did Irene and Vernon Castle and movie star Ruldolph Valentino help popularize in the early 20th C.?

TANGO

Mexican immigrants in California played an important role in the development of rock music? [ T / F ]

TRUE

What was the 1st form of musical/theatrical entertainment regarded by Euro audiences as distinctively American in character?

the Minstrel Show

Which legendary French-born superstar of tango was inspired by operatic bel canto singing and the criollo songs of the Argentine gauchos?

Carlos Gardel

Which of the following is true about the diddley bow?

It's an instrument adapted from the African one-stringed ZITHER.

Which of the following was a well-known composer of plantation songs?

James Bland

Which of the following became the conductor of the US Marine Band?

John Philip Sousa