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Question #1
A blues text typically consists of a _____ stanza whose first two lines are identical.
A.
three-line
B.
five-line
C.
two-line
D.
four-line
Question #2
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk were figureheads of what jazz style?
A.
blues
B.
big-band
C.
ragtime
D.
bebop
Question #3
A jazz chorus is
A.
a single statement of a melodic-harmonic pattern.
B.
an a cappella vocal group that only sings jazz.
C.
another word for solo.
D.
an ostinato used in jazz.
Question #4
Which is NOT true of Duke Ellington?
A.
He was a pianist
B.
He was big-band jazz arranger.
C.
He is credited with the invention of scat-singing.
D.
He was the bandleader of the Washingtonians.
Question #5
Duke Ellington is associated with
A.
bebop.
B.
big-band jazz.
C.
New Orleans jazz.
D.
Third-Stream jazz.
Question #6
Ellington’s first group was called
A.
the Washingtonians.
B.
Ellington’s Elite Eight.
C.
the Harlem Hepcats.
D.
the Cotton Club Cats.
Question #7
In the 1930s and 40s, early jazz gave way to
A.
Latin jazz.
B.
bebop.
C.
swing, or big-band.
D.
West coast jazz.
Question #8
Latin American percussion instruments and dance rhythms had an influence on jazz.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #9
Louis Armstrong is credited with the invention of scat-singing.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #10
Melodic "pitch bending" is also known as
A.
blue tones.
B.
jazz tones.
C.
blue notes.
D.
bent notes.
Question #11
_____ is where the fusion of ragtime, blues, and other musics resulted in the development of jazz.
A.
St. Louis
B.
New Orleans
C.
Atlanta
D.
Harlem
Question #12
Eighteenth-century slaves from Africa’s west coast brought the _______ style to America.
A.
bebop
B.
call-and-response singing
C.
swing
D.
scat-singing
Question #13
Big-band jazz is a
A.
large-ensemble style with sections of brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.
B.
style known for complex harmonies and virtuosic soloists
C.
refrained style with rich harmonies and moderate tempos and volume.
D.
style related to cool jazz, with mixed timbres and contrapuntal improvisations
Question #14
Which singer is also known as "Lady Day"?
A.
Judy Garland
B.
"Big Mama" Thornton
C.
Bessie Smith
D.
Billie Holiday
Question #15
The classically trained pianist who served as an arranger and composer for the Ellington band was:
A.
Louis Armstrong.
B.
Billie Holiday.
C.
Billy Strayhorn.
D.
Aaron Copland.
Question #16
The music heard in Congo Square was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A.
strong pulse.
B.
polyrhythms.
C.
syncopations.
D.
piano accompaniment.
Question #17
The text of country or rural blues that arose in the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War
A.
voiced the difficulties of everyday life.
B.
was set to a repeating harmonic pattern.
C.
typically consisted of a three-line stanza.
D.
All possible answers.
Question #18
Where did slaves meet in the pre-Civil War era to dance to the accompaniment of drums, gourds, mouth harps, and banjos?
A.
the French Quarter in New York
B.
Times Square in New York
C.
Lafayette Square in New Orleans
D.
Congo Square in New Orleans
Question #19
Which is NOT generally regarded as a primary antecedent to jazz?
A.
popular dances, ragtime
B.
African American ceremonial and work songs
C.
parlor songs
D.
Euro-American vernacular traditions
Question #20
Which is NOT true of a typical blues progression?
A.
The number of bars in each section varies.
B.
It is 16 bars in length.
C.
The harmonies are standard.
D.
It is 12 bars in length
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