Informative Essay on Exam One – Flashcards
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The most democratic music ever to evolve, and one which is indigenous to the United States is
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jazz
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In present-day America, we are conditioned to hearing music as an accompaniment to daily life.
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true
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Most jazz musicians agree that writing down an exact jazz interpretation is next to impossible.
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true
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The jazz musician, like his or her classical counterpart, is concerned with producing the "ideal" sound or tone on the instrument.
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false
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Work songs were used to organize tasks and to help pass the time.
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true
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The call and response pattern which was so important in African religious music can be heard in jazz musicians "trading fours".
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true
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The meter of the blues lyrics is
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iambic pentameter
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The site in New Orleans where slaves were allowed to gather on Sunday to sing and dance was
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congo square
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Music in African culture was
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an integral part of everyday life
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The simultaneous sounding of three or more musical tones constitutes
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a chord
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Jazz traces its history through
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the performances of individuals
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Stressing the weak beat or the weak part of the beat is called
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syncopation
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The twelve-bar blues and the AABA are examples of
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forms used in jazz
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The most important instrument in African music was
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the drum
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The music of West Africa can best be described as
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a functional tool used in work, religion and life
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One of the major influences derived from Afro American culture is
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an improvisatory oral tradition
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SIGHT IN NEW ORLEANS WHERE SLAVES WERE ALLOWED TO GATHER ON SUNDAY TO SING AND DANCE
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congo square
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CONGO SQUARE IS NOW CALLED
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louis armstrong park
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PEOPLE WITH NEGRO AND FRENCH OR SPANISH ANCESTORY
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creoles
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FORM OF THE BLUES
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aaba
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New Orleans marching bands were
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small (five to seven players) ensembles that played for street parades and dancers
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Who was called "The Empress of Blues?"
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Bessie Smith
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Lady Day
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Billie Holliday
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THE GOSPEL SINGER WHO TOOK BESSIE SMITH UNDER HER WING
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Mahalia Jackson
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PLAYED WITH BESSIE SMITH ON ST LOIUS BLUES
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Louis Armstrong
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BEST DESRCRIPTION OF A BLUES SONG
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IT FOLLOWS A SPECIFIC CHORD PROGRESSION
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PLACE IN A COMPOSITION WHERE THE BAND STOPS AND A SOLOIST PLAYS BREIF FILL INS
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break
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SANG HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL
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robert johnson
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MUSIC THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIANO
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ragtime
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RAQGTIME PIANIST THAT WAS A PIMP FIGHTER MUSICIAN FULL TIME NIGHT STAR
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jellyroll mortin
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claimed to invent jazz
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jellyroll mortin
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Who among the following is considered to be the most versatile and possibly the best pianist in the history of jazz?
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art tatum
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In boogie-woogie piano playing, the ostinato phrase is always in
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the baseline
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The most prolific composer of ragtime was
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scott joplin
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The pulsating effect produced by small, rapid variations in pitch, one that musicians use to add warmth and interpretation in imitating the human voice is called
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vibrato
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Place where ragtime first flourished
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Sedalia, Missouri
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Term referring to the ragged rhythm of the music
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ragtime
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WHAT FACTORS MADE NEW ORLEANS RIPE FOR THE BNIRTH OF JAZZ
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geography, ethnic, social scene
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HOW DO AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN MUSICAL TRADITIONS DIFFER, CONTRAST BOTH MUSICAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
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