Who is credited with the invention of recorded sound in 1877?

What was the first-ever recording made on?

Which musician made a sensation in the USA conducting his own compositions and provided early evidence of the melodic style of the blues?

What was the form of religious song developed by African American slaves and their descendants?

Which composer created a new soundscape for the piano by allowing the cords to hang over each other and overlapping?

What was the high-water mark of musical modernism in 1913?

Which composer wanted to tell his ballet stories through a montage of aural jigsaw?

What was the form of piano and band playing that originated in the storyville district of New Orleans?

What did the Fisk Jubilee singers sing during their fundraising tours?

What was the technique used in ragtime music that involved playful jumping ahead of the tune?