Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 4 New Orleans

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Question #1
The dense, polyphonic texture wherein each instrument occupies its own musical space, rhythm, and timbre is known as
A.   modulation.
B.   tailgating.
C.   collective improvisation.
D.   call and response.
Question #2
Creoles contributed to jazz by
A.   adding their traditional musical training and ability to read music.
B.   emphasizing their African musical heritage.
C.   vigorously supporting the music of Buddy Bolden.
D.   founding Storyville.
Question #3
One of the earliest illustrations of jazz musicians appeared in 1890 on the cover of the
A.   Storyville Standard.
B.   New Orleans Mascot.
C.   New Orleans Review.
D.   Uptown Daily.
Question #4
Storyville was
A.   the town where Buddy Bolden was born.
B.   a district of legalized prostitution.
C.   the headquarters of Gennett Records.
D.   the black neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Question #5
Which of the following groups of instruments constitutes the front line of a New Orleans jazz band?
A.   three trumpets (or cornets)
B.   the percussion section
C.   trumpet (or cornet), trombone, and clarinet
D.   trumpet (or cornet), saxophone, violin
Question #6
What kinds of musical forms did New Orleans bands use?
A.   twelve-bar blues and popular song form (AABA)
B.   none of the answers shown
C.   popular song form (AABA) and march/ragtime
D.   twelve-bar blues and march/ragtime
Question #7
When all the musicians in the band suddenly stop to let a single musician take a brief solo, it is called
A.   a bomb.
B.   a break.
C.   stop-time.
D.   call and response.
Question #8
Jelly Roll Morton’s recordings with the Red Hot Peppers were distinctive because they
A.   were recorded using electrical technology.
B.   included a vocalist.
C.   featured more than a dozen musicians.
D.   avoided collective improvisation.
Question #9
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band
A.   featured Buddy Bolden on cornet.
B.   explored complex Creole forms of composition.
C.   was known for its use of polyphonic collective improvisation.
D.   was made up entirely of New Orleans musicians.
Question #10
Sidney Bechet
A.   each answer shown
B.   played the clarinet and saxophone.
C.   was the first great improviser in jazz history.
D.   performed both domestically and abroad.

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