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