Music 2226 Exam 1 Flashcards | Quizlet
Upgrade to remove ads
Only $35.99/year

Music 2226 Exam 1

Terms in this set (66)

differences between swing and sweet
sweet is more melodious, less syncopated, and usually slower
benefits of electric broadcast
greater volume in performances
prohibition and impact on musicians
alcohol illegal; created work for many popular musicians
piano rags
a marchlike, syncopated composition for the piano
Fletcher Henderson known for
big band swing
Race Records
a term used to describe recordings by African Americans
Duke Ellington known for
big band swing
Stephen Foster known for
Parlor Song
Parlor Song
sung at home in the parlor
Benny Goodman known for
king of swing
Cotton Club
famous Harlem nightclub
Improvisation
creating music spontaneously rather than playing previous learned song
Bing Cosby got his start with
Louis Armstrong
Waltz
simple waltz-time accompaniment melody
what replaced the minstrel show
vaudeville, revue
Scott Joplin Red Book
collection of dance-orchestra arrangements
Tin Pan Alley refers to
nickname for a section of East 28th street in new York city where many music publishers had their offices
John Phillip Sousa known for
marches
Louis Armstrong
jazz
features of swing
rhythmic play over a four beat rhythm
crooning
intimate pleasant singing style
success of a song in the 1800 was determined by
stage entertainment
network radio beginnings
went from horns to microphones and amplifiers
concert bands
a band that performs in a concert like setting rather than while marching
the king of swing
Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller
Song plugger
publishing house pianist who could play a new song for a professional singer or a prospective customer
new Orleans jazz band rhythm section
banjo, piano, brass bass (or tube) and drums
1920's dance orchestra's rhythm section
has at least one chord instrument, a bass instrument, and a percussion instrument; role is to supply the beat and harmony
ragtime
mixed European forms, harmony, and textures with African American inspired syncopation
"Father of the Blues"
WC handy
importance of show boat
based on the novel Show Boat
birthplace of jazz
new Orleans
Fred Astaire contribution to popular music
starred in top hat, music and dancing, Cheek to Cheek popular song
boogie-woogie
blues piano style that chases the blues away
Robert Johnson (where did he record his songs)
Texas
Blues' purest form
classic blues
roots of blues
recorded in 1910 strictly instrumental
different about Guthrie's music
talked about social and political issues
first musical western
Oklahoma
who recorded first country hits
Vernon Dalhart
which country music acts made their first records in 1927
The carter family and Jimmie Rodgers
father of bluegrass music
bill monroe
BMI and ASCAP
BMI- music listening organization sponsored by the music industry ASCAP- American society of composers, authors, and publishers
what's special about Tito Puente "complication"
shows successful blend of American and afro Cuban elements
Latin music was assimilated in American popular music in 3 stages. What are they?
stage one- Latin emerged as exotic novelties, usually dance fads that departed from mainstream fare
second stage- emergence of hybrid or transformed styles, incorporated more American style in the Latin music
stage three- emergence of rhythm, blues, and rock and roll, as elements of Latin music became part of the fabric of these new dominant styles
where did Bebop start
Minton's playhouse, a harlem jazz club
what is a standard
popular songs that retained their appeal well after their initial popularity
what closed the Golden Age of musical theater
Hammerstein's death
composer/lyricist duo to "West Side Story"
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
what is a cover version
recordings of a song by acts other that the first to record it
Where did Doo-wop get its roots
Louis Armstrong jazz like cat singing, rhythm section in gospel quartets, nonsense syllables
who came up with the term "Rhythm and Blues"
Jerry Wexler
what was the first rock and roll record? who recorded it?
Rock around the clock Bill Haley
Where did muddy waters grow up
Clarksdale Mississippi
what is black gospel music
popular religious music
who is the queen of gospel
Mahaila Jackson
Bill Monroe's primary instrument
mandolin
tango originated where
Argentina by way of Paris
first authentic Cuban song that had success in the US
El Manisero
mambo kings
Perez Prado and Tito Puente
who wrote Begin the Beguine
Xavier Cugat
did Latin music effect jazz and R&B
no
where did Nat Cole get his start
formed a jazz trio
when a jazz pianist "comps" what does that mean
played chords intermittently to provide accents
West Side Story is based on what classic story
Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet
"Cool" from West Side Story was influenced by what type of music
jazz
Sets with similar terms