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American Music 1880-1918

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was one of the most popular types of music in America at the end of the 19th century?

a)

Classical Music

b)

Marches

c)

Operas

d)

Rock 'n' Roll

2.

What technological development greatly affected music in America at the turn of the century?

a)

Electricity

b)

Phonograph

c)

Automobiles

d)

All of the above

3.

True or False? The President's Own is an elite group of American musicians that was established by John Philip Sousa.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) was established to

a)

sell music overseas

b)

protect intellectual property

c)

broadcast music on the radio

d)

educate composers, authors, and publishers

5.

True or False? Scott Joplin helped create ASCAP.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following did John Philip Sousa do?

a)

Wrote 136 military and patriotic marches

b)

Invented the marching tuba

c)

Served during World War I

d)

All of the above

7.

Which American composer wrote Treemonisha?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Unknown

8.

Which American composer wrote Semper Fidelis (the Marine hymn)?

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

John Philip Sousa

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Louis Armstrong

9.

Who is known as "The March King"?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John Philip Sousa

10.

Who is known as "The King of Ragtime"?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John Philip Sousa

11.

Who composed The Stars and Stripes Forever?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John Philip Sousa

12.

Who composed Maple Leaf Rag?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John Philip Sousa

13.

What was a major influence on the Ragtime style?

a)

Sea Chanties

b)

The American West

c)

Banjo playing

d)

All of the above

14.

How many years was Ragtime popular?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

40

15.

True or False? Both John Philip Sousa and Scott Joplin were classically trained musicians.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Tin Pan Alley is a street in New York

a)

where composers lived

b)

where music publishers had their offices

c)

where tin pans were manufactured