App2 Ch1 Streams

What is a special feature of African-American musical traditions mentioned in the text?

• Polyrhythmic textures

• Monophonic textures

• Lack of repetition

• Minimalistic patterns

What Latin American dance style influenced late 19th-century ragtime music, according to the text?

• Rumba

• Tango

• Samba

• Cha-cha-chá

What was the name of the smooth Brazilian music style developed in Rio de Janeiro during the 1940s?

• Samba

• Carioca

• Bossa nova

• Cha-cha-chá

What is the "high lonesome sound" that's mentioned as a special characteristic of southern white identity?

• Italian opera singing style

• Scottish folk music

• African drumming traditions

• Country and western singing style

Which Latin American style had a big impact internationally and influenced late 19th-century ragtime music?

• Samba

• Habanera

• Rumba

• Tango

Until the middle of the 19th century, what mostly influenced American popular music culturally?

• Mainly African

• Largely European

• Asian-dominated

• Native American-dominated

Which European styles had a significant impact on early American popular music, including Irish Melodies and Scottish songs?

• French and Italian

• Spanish and German

• Irish and Scottish

• English and Italian

Which popular English ballad opera was liked in America during the early 19th century?

• The Beggar’s Opera

• The Italian Opera

• The Royal Opera

• The Folk Ballad

What were the main places where professional composers shared their songs in the 18th century?

• Urban parks

• Pleasure gardens

• Ballad operas

• Broadsides

What made the main characters in ballad operas different from those in imported operas?

• Royalty

• Common people

• Mythical beings

• Animals