Prelude 7 – Flashcards
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President Obama's 2008 campaign inspired popular musicians to create music with political undertones.
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true
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Which popular artist was paid an unprecedented $50,000 to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1950s?
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elvis presley
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Which composer was blacklisted during the "red scare" of the 1950s and 60s?
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both a and b
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The Wall Street crash of 1929 was the catalyst for the creation of escapist entertainments found in musical theater.
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true
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Film and radio did much to transmit music and dance trends.
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true
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Which of the following was NOT a music-focused TV show in the 1950s?
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tin pan alley
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Much of the music at the original Woodstock festival reflected:
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anit-vietnam war sentiments
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Popular music in the last half of the twentieth century was rarely political
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false
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By the turn of the twentieth century, Los Angeles had become the artistic and cultural center of the United States.
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false
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P. T. Barnum sought to ban traveling music shows in New York venues.
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false
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Armed Forces Radio played patriotic tunes in their broadcasts.
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true
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George M. Cohan was an important composer of inspirational patriotic songs.
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true
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Rap music by such artists as Chuck D from Public Enemy were rarely political.
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false
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The big band phenomenon ended prior to World War II.
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false
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Which musician is NOT known for performing political music in the 1950s and 60s?
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elvis presley
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Jazz and ragtime were important to the dissemination of patriotic music after World War I.
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true
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Immigrant composers were important in the history of vaudeville.
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true
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Tin Pan Alley was a street where all the composers of ragtime lived
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false
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Gershwin's works reflect a merger of jazz elements and classical forms.
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true
