Flashcard for Decathalon flashcard 1

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What did Schoenberg try to express through painting?

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His emotions and ideas

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What is the significance of the 12 notes in an octave according to Schoenberg?

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They make all notes of equal importance

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What type of drum is traditionally used in Caribbean music and is made from a metal container?

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Steel drum

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Which drum is typically played with the hands and is common in Latin American music?

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Bongo

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What is a distinctive feature of Piedmont blues?

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Finger-picking method

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Who was known as Howlin' Wolf?

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Chester Arthur Burnett

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Which blues style did Ray Charles pioneer in the 1960s?

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Soul blues

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How many songs did Duke Ellington compose?

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More than 1,500

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What is a fundamental element of jazz that involves stressed beats?

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Syncopation

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Who designed 14 different saxophones?

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Adolphe Sax