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Music Appreciation

Joel Music Appreciation test

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What does Impressionism mean? First Impression
What composer is associated with the Impressionist movement? Debussy
Which Russian-born composer wrote in post-impressionist, neoclassical and serial styles? Stravinsky
Stravinsky's ballets all recieved immediate popularity with the audiences? True or False False
The premier of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring was the most scandalous in music history? True or False True
Who is the composer of Pierrot Lunaire? Is it vocal or instrumental music or both? Schoenberg, Both
What composer used nationalism for Mexico? Name one piece by this composer. Revueltas- Homemaje a Federico Gurcia Lorca
What are the roots of Jazz? African & Western popular music
What is ragtime and who is a great composer in this idiom? African piano music, Scott Joplin
Who was the greatest contributor of early jazz styles? What instrument did he play? Loui Armstrong - Trumpet
Was early New Orleans jazz socially acceptable in the youngest stages of its evolution? No - it was Taboo
What does Big Band or Swing mean? Who is the innovator of this style? Duke Ellington - Bigger Band meant to be danced to
What is cool jazz? Who was the originator of the style? Miles Davis - laid back
Blues is based on a harmonic structure that is usually _____ bars (measure) in length? 12 bars
Explain what improvisation is and what role it plays in blues and jazz? Make up on the spot, so style and ability can be demonstrated
What is scat singing and what female singer discussed in class helped develop the technique? Syllables without meaning (scoobydowap), Billie Holliday
What composer successfully brought jazz to the concert hall? What musical did he compose? Gershwin - Corgie & Bess
This composer is most well known for his film music? Name three movies he composed music for John Williams - Jaws, Star Wars, ET, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean...and more
Why did composers lean towards comic plot lines for their musicals in the 20's & 30's? To provide a escape from the Great Depression
Rock and roll emerged as a union of what styles? Rhythm and blues w/ country western
Name three Rhythm and Blues or Rockabilly artists that were famous in the fifties? Elvis Presley, Jerry lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard
What is Motown? Was one of the first & most successful black-owned record labels, represented "soul" sound
Where did British musicians draw their influences? Name some famous British groups in the 60's Influenced by American Rock & Roll & Motown Soul - Beatles, Rolling Stones
Grateful Dead, the Doors, and Pink Floyd are groups associated with which style of rock? Acid Rock
One of the foremost groups in the genre of Latin Rock is? Santana
This blues rock guitarist of the 60's experimented with feedback between the guitar and amplifier and had tremendous influence on other guitarists that followed. Jimi Hendrix
This folk performer/songwriter wrote songs about social injustice, politics, and Vietnam? Bob Dillion
What were two eclectic styles of rock in the 70's? Name at least one band for each Heavy Metal - Black Sabbath Glam Rock- Kiss Punk Rock - Sex Pistols
What was the single most important development in the 1980's? Music Video - Buggles (video killed the radio)
Rock is characterized by a strong, steady, driving beat with rhymed lyrics spoken over rhythm track? True of False False - Rap
The second half of the 20th century saw minimal stylistic changes in music? True or False False
What country did reggae come from? Jamaican
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