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Music Test 3
Term | Definition |
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Cuban Habanera | Performed in New Orleans at an International Exposition in 1884-1885 |
Argentine Tango | The Castles brought it to New York from Paris in 1913 |
Clave | The rhythm of Afro-Cuban music |
Xavier Cugat | Popularized Latin music in a hybrid style |
Mambo | An American Afro-Cuban music |
Perez Prado | Offered the sound of the mambo for the masses |
Montuno | In Afro-Cuban music, a syncopated accompanying figure usually played on the piano |
Tumbao | A syncopated bass pattern characteristic of Afro-Cuban music |
Bo Diddley | His Beat is a distinctive rhythm identical to the clave |
Doo-Wop | Voices as instruments |
Rockabilly | Began as white southern music |
Little Richard | His hits featured a clear locked in rhythm and a vocal sound that was outrageous and outlandish as his appearance |
Chuck Berry | Transferred the boogie-woogie to the guitar |
Boogie-Woogie | A blues piano style |
Buddy Holly | One of rock and roll's second generation |
Playlet | Songs that told a funny story with serious overtones |
Leiber & Stoller | Elevated record production to an art |
Berry Gardy Jr. | His empire blended careful planning and tight control over every aspect of the operation |
James Brown | The most important male solo artist of the 60s |
Rolling Stones | Band grew 50s Rock & Roll and Deep Blues |
Jimmy Hendrix | Pioneered the use of the guitar as an electric sound |
The Beatles | Rock and Popular music's first great eclectic |
Bob Dylan | His lyric is far more complex than anything that had been done before |
The Who | Incorporated the innovative use of the synthesizer |
Led Zeppelin | Their version of heavy metal evolved from the blues |