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

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