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20th Century, Jazz, Rock and Roll

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This composer was the first to write atonal music

a)

George Harrison

b)

Wolfgang Mozart

c)

Arnold Schönberg

d)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

2.

What do we call African-American rock and roll music?

(a)  

3.

Where did Dixieland Jazz originate?

a)

New York City

b)

Chicago

c)

New Orleans

d)

Los Angeles

4.

What where the first names of Schönberg's music theory students?

a)

Alban and Anton

b)

Alvin and Antonio

c)

Antler and Avin

d)

Evaline and Eva

e)

Albert and Einstein

5.

Who were important people to the Big Band era? (check all that apply)

a)

Benny Goodman

b)

Glenn Miller

c)

Dizzy Gillespie

d)

Samuel Seabury

e)

Duke Ellington

6.

Jazz combines musical styles from these three (3) places

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

India

d)

Africa

e)

America

7.

After American, rock & roll was popular in (a)  

8.

Someone who writes music is called a

a)

writer

b)

artist

c)

lyricist

d)

composer

e)

musician

9.

The center of Jazz moved from New Orleans to this place

(a)  

10.

Rock & Roll was first popular in which country?

a)

England

b)

Canada

c)

America

d)

Mexico

e)

Austria

11.

When a piece is atonal, it lacks this

a)

an audience

b)

musical integrity

c)

a melody

d)

a key signature

e)

interest

12.

What solo instruments are included in jazz? (check all that apply)

a)

trumpet

b)

saxophone

c)

drums

d)

guitar

e)

clarinet

13.

Before writing music, what did Schönberg do for work?

(a)  

14.

Where does soul get its name from?

(a)  

15.

Who was the leading composer and performer of the style called Ragtime?

a)

Arnold Schönberg

b)

Charlie Parker

c)

Wolfgang Mozart

d)

Bill Haley

e)

Scott Joplin

16.

What is the most important element of Jazz?

a)

Solo instruments

b)

Swing rhythms

c)

The drumset

d)

Improvisation

e)

Big Band sound

17.

Who wrote the song "Rumble"?

(a)  

18.

What was the initial reaction to Arnold Schönberg's pieces?

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19.

Though it is an instrumental song, “Rumble” was banned on many radio stations, including those in major cities such as New York and Boston. What about the song do you think some found so threatening?

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20.

Why might the distorted guitar sound be a desired quality for musicians?

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