Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 56
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Question #1
A blues text typically consists of a _____ stanza whose first two lines are identical.
A.
four-line
B.
two-line
C.
three-line
D.
five-line
Question #2
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk were figureheads of what jazz style?
A.
ragtime
B.
big-band
C.
bebop
D.
blues
Question #3
A jazz chorus is
A.
an a cappella vocal group that only sings jazz.
B.
an ostinato used in jazz.
C.
a single statement of a melodic-harmonic pattern.
D.
another word for solo.
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 big-band jazz arranger.
D.
He was the bandleader of the Washingtonians.
Question #5
Duke Ellington is associated with
A.
New Orleans jazz.
B.
Third-Stream jazz.
C.
bebop.
D.
big-band jazz.
Question #6
Ellington’s first group was called
A.
the Harlem Hepcats.
B.
Ellington’s Elite Eight.
C.
the Washingtonians.
D.
the Cotton Club Cats.
Question #7
In the 1930s and 40s, early jazz gave way to
A.
Latin jazz.
B.
swing, or big-band.
C.
bebop.
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.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #10
Melodic "pitch bending" is also known as
A.
blue notes.
B.
jazz tones.
C.
blue tones.
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.
Harlem
C.
Atlanta
D.
New Orleans
Question #12
Eighteenth-century slaves from Africa’s west coast brought the _______ style to America.
A.
scat-singing
B.
swing
C.
bebop
D.
call-and-response singing
Question #13
Big-band jazz is a
A.
style known for complex harmonies and virtuosic soloists
B.
refrained style with rich harmonies and moderate tempos and volume.
C.
style related to cool jazz, with mixed timbres and contrapuntal improvisations
D.
large-ensemble style with sections of brass, reeds, and rhythm instruments.
Question #14
Which singer is also known as "Lady Day"?
A.
"Big Mama" Thornton
B.
Billie Holiday
C.
Judy Garland
D.
Bessie Smith
Question #15
The classically trained pianist who served as an arranger and composer for the Ellington band was:
A.
Billy Strayhorn.
B.
Louis Armstrong.
C.
Billie Holiday.
D.
Aaron Copland.
Question #16
The music heard in Congo Square was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A.
strong pulse.
B.
syncopations.
C.
polyrhythms.
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.
All possible answers.
C.
was set to a repeating harmonic pattern.
D.
typically consisted of a three-line stanza.
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.
Lafayette Square in New Orleans
B.
Times Square in New York
C.
the French Quarter in New York
D.
Congo Square in New Orleans
Question #19
Which is NOT generally regarded as a primary antecedent to jazz?
A.
African American ceremonial and work songs
B.
Euro-American vernacular traditions
C.
parlor songs
D.
popular dances, ragtime
Question #20
Which is NOT true of a typical blues progression?
A.
It is 12 bars in length
B.
It is 16 bars in length.
C.
The harmonies are standard.
D.
The number of bars in each section varies.
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