WorksheetsMusic 102_ Unit 3
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following is true regarding the chromaticism of Cole Porter's tunes?
made the piano accompaniment impossible
required the use of a full orchestra
melodies are challenging to sing
required the use of a large chorus
Tin Pan Alley refers to which industry?
concert mangement
musical instruments
popular music
art music
The cakewalk is a dramatic
march
dance
theatrical production
concert
The form of a rag is similar to that of a
fugue
big band chart
poem
march
Which ragtime characteristics can be traced to African roots?
march form
tonal harmony
syncopation
complex harmonic sections
Tin Pan Alley Songs are generally accessible to average singers because
the harmony is very tight
the vocal range is very modest
they always feature syncopations rhythms
they feature AABBCCDD form
White Christmas and God Bless American were written by
Cooe Porter
George Gershwin
Ira Gerswhin
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin wrote music for
ASCAP
Tin Pan Alley
Big Bands
Hollywood
Take Me Out to the Ballgame demonstrates which of the following
the Tin Pan tendency to focus on the chorus
a march like duple meter
early ragtime influences
The genius of Cole Porter's lyrics
Early Ragtime music was improvised?
True
False
Musicians who performed music for publishing companies in the Tin Pan Alley were called
Rehearsal
Accompanists
Barber Shop Quartets
Song Pluggers
Ragtime Pianists
Which is NOT true of Scott Joplin?
He was known as the ragtime king
he composed many rags
he insisted that rags be improvised
he studied with a German Teacher
The Blues form provided spaces for performers to
insert dance related motions
create improptu musical responses
change the harmonic structure of the piece
add complex layers of rhythms
New Orleans became an important center for jazz in part because
the Storyville district provided jobs for musicians
blues recordings had root there
large numbers of jazz artists were born there
jazz musicans were forces to live here
Which is NOT a way in which Chicago Jazz differed from New Orleans jazz?
Chicago style featured neon relish and mustard
Chicago style featured a back beat
Chicago Style featured more complex improvisation
Chicago Style added the saxophone
The father of the blues was
Scott Joplin
Louis Armstrong
W.C. Handy
George Gershwin
Louie Armstrong was a virtuoso performer on which instrument?
(a)
Kansas City Jazz featured repeated musical phrases called
walking bass
riffs
solo sections
fills
Bebop began as a revolt against
the polished, rehearsed big band style
the smooth sound of cool jazz
the exclusion of black musicians
the highly improvised style of the 1930's
Count Basie is most closely associated with
big band
cool jazz
urban jazz
bebop
Which of the following does NOT apply to Duke Ellington?
Jazz Composer
Jazz arranger
Jazz Singer
Jazz Pianist
A musical trend led by Jewish Americans?
(a)
