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Worksheets20th Century, Jazz, Rock and Roll
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
This composer was the first to write atonal music
George Harrison
Wolfgang Mozart
Arnold Schönberg
Arnold Schwarzenegger
What do we call African-American rock and roll music?
(a)
Where did Dixieland Jazz originate?
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
Los Angeles
What where the first names of Schönberg's music theory students?
Alban and Anton
Alvin and Antonio
Antler and Avin
Evaline and Eva
Albert and Einstein
Who were important people to the Big Band era? (check all that apply)
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
Dizzy Gillespie
Samuel Seabury
Duke Ellington
Jazz combines musical styles from these three (3) places
Europe
Asia
India
Africa
America
After American, rock & roll was popular in (a)
Someone who writes music is called a
writer
artist
lyricist
composer
musician
The center of Jazz moved from New Orleans to this place
(a)
Rock & Roll was first popular in which country?
England
Canada
America
Mexico
Austria
When a piece is atonal, it lacks this
an audience
musical integrity
a melody
a key signature
interest
What solo instruments are included in jazz? (check all that apply)
trumpet
saxophone
drums
guitar
clarinet
Before writing music, what did Schönberg do for work?
(a)
Where does soul get its name from?
(a)
Who was the leading composer and performer of the style called Ragtime?
Arnold Schönberg
Charlie Parker
Wolfgang Mozart
Bill Haley
Scott Joplin
What is the most important element of Jazz?
Solo instruments
Swing rhythms
The drumset
Improvisation
Big Band sound
Who wrote the song "Rumble"?
(a)
What was the initial reaction to Arnold Schönberg's pieces?
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?
Why might the distorted guitar sound be a desired quality for musicians?
