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

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