Unit 3 Review

A crossover singer can sing classical or pop music.

Nicknamed "King of Swing."

George Gershwin's compositions combined American jazz with traditional classical forms.

Duke Ellington wrote more music than anyone in history.

What was George Gershwin's most ambitious work?

What term refers to the capacity to think sound?

What factor does not shape and refine a vocal performance.

A_____________is a short, showy tune, usually written for brass, played to honor important.

Harmonies built on the first, fourth, and fifth scale degress are called __________ chords.

What is not the responsibility of a conductor?

Early Dixieland bands used classical instruments.

Composed "I'm Gonna Sing Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart"

Pianist and bandleader who perfected Dixieland jazz.

Bebop was written for dancing.

The layer in music that means one sound.

Complemented his trumpet improvisations with scat singing.

The craft of putting together sounds to create a musical work.

What kind of music did George Gershwin not write?

What term refers to a complex and sophisticated type of improvised jazz?

A term used to designate singing without instruments.

Aaron Copland wrote his music to sound like it was from America.

The Jazz Age was what era?

Changing the key in a piece of music.

A pioneer of Bebop

Jazz music started in Chicago.

What is the term for a connective part of a composition?

"Stride" piano is an example of smooth jazz.

What era did Bebop become popular?

Used synthesizer's and odd elements in her music.

The clarinet replaced the saxophone as the favored reed instrument in jazz.

Ella Fitzgerald was known for scat singing.

Composed "Applacian Spring"

What term means a measure or two where everyone stops playing except the soloist?

What is known as a form of vocal improvisation on nonsense syllables?

What era did Swing become popular?

Lionel Hampton popularized spirituals in the 20th century.

The highest female voice.

A genre of African American music that often expresses frustration, sadness, and longing is The Blues.

Composed Rhapsody in Blue.

In music, chords are numbered: 5, 10, 15, 20, etc.

What elements of music do composers consider when composing a new work?

Refers to the director of an orchestra, choir, or other performing group.

Many Women gained acceptance as jazz musicians during the Big Band era.

Clarinet soloist of both jazz and classical music.

A low female voice with a rich quality.

The high Strong male voice.

A person's culture does not reflect their style of singing.

Who is a musician who reworks existing musical material?

Wrote many "hit" songs, but was not a performer.

The lowest male voice.