Music 306 - Introduction to Jazz » Spring 2022 » Chapter 5 New York in the 1920s

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Question #1
The genre that represented a musical fusion of black folk art and European high culture is called
A.   creole.
B.   Tin Pan Alley.
C.   symphonic jazz.
D.   classic blues.
Question #2
The Paul Whiteman Orchestra
A.   premiered Rhapsody in Blue in 1924.
B.   each answer shown
C.   featured a young Bing Crosby on vocals.
D.   made recordings that sold in the millions.
Question #3
Which of the following musicians did Fletcher Henderson NOT hire in the 1920s:
A.   Duke Ellington.
B.   Coleman Hawkins.
C.   Louis Armstrong.
D.   Don Redman.
Question #4
Tin Pan Alley was
A.   the center of the songwriting industry in New York.
B.   where Fletcher Henderson performed.
C.   each answer shown
D.   home to the Harlem Renaissance.
Question #5
The technique of playing the piano using the left hand to alternate between bass notes and chords is called
A.   Walking bass.
B.   Stride.
C.   Twelve-bar blues.
D.   Block chords.
Question #6
“Rent parties”
A.   helped raise funds to pay for housing.
B.   spurred competition between individual musicians.
C.   allowed stride pianists to make a living.
D.   each answer shown
Question #7
The whole-tone scale has
A.   seven notes.
B.   six notes.
C.   five notes.
D.   twelve notes.
Question #8
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Duke Ellington
A.   clarified the nature of big-band jazz.
B.   solidified the influence of stride piano as a factor of jazz.
C.   each answer shown
D.   applied adventurous jazz writing to popular songs.
Question #9
James P. Johnson was a well-known
A.   arranger.
B.   stride pianist.
C.   bandleader.
D.   Ellingtonian.
Question #10
The movement that celebrated African American literature, art, dance, and theater was known as
A.   the Cotton Club.
B.   the Harlem Renaissance.
C.   the Black and Tan Fantasy.
D.   Tin Pan Alley.

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