Music of Early Jazz

Which instrument is paired with the correct musical job?

• Clarinet - rhythmic accompaniment

• Bass - embellish the melody

• Trumpet - melody

• Piano - melody

• Drums - used only when necessary

Early jazz (Dixieland) derived many of its tunes from:

• popular tunes of the day

• religious melodies exclusively

• military marches exclusively

• rock 'n roll

The characteristics and performance practices of early jazz (Dixieland) include

• just a few dramatic effects

• playing written music only

• complex harmonies

• simple harmonies and improvisation based on embellishing the melody

One of the reasons that the Dixieland style lost its popularity was:

• it was stylistically static with very little room for the development of new ideas

• there were no dramatic effects

• there were no outstanding soloists

• the chordal progressions were too complex

One of the most important musicians of the Dixieland style was:

• Scott Joplin

• Louis Armstrong

• Frank Sinatra

• Beethoven

• Charlie Parker