20th Century

It was rumored that Robert Johnson died from being poisoned by the owner of a tavern where he was playing.

In 1920, a group of prominent composers honored the memory of Debussy with a:

In 1916, Scott Joplin recorded "Maple Leaf Rag" on:

Diana disagrees, but according to the textbook, the piano is essentially a:

Hemiola is:

In his compositions, Debussy sought to create sounds that had never been heard.

A whole-tone scale has no half steps, eliminating a sense of tonal center.

Voiles provides the listener with:

The progression used in Cotton Tail has three significant characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of these 3?

Joplin spent the last years of his life working to:

Sheet music was one of the most lucrative parts of the music business at the end of the 19th century.

In the 1930s the ________ Ballroom opened its doors to white and black patrons alike.

Jazz did not use any syncopation or improvisation.

Debussy loved the term "Impressionism," and had the word engraved on his tombstone.

Neoclassicism was:

Scott Joplin published approximately 80 pieces, including several of the best-known ragtime works.

Scott Joplin received a royalty of $ ____ from each copy of his Maple Leaf Rag that was sold.

Syncopation only occurs in the style of music known as Ragtime.

Arnold Schoenberg developed:

The instrumentalists who created bebop wanted jazz to:

Big Band fans found Bebop difficult to listen to because:

Ellington's compositions challenged that jazz & classical music should be treated as 2 different types of art

Gamelan music was always carefully notated so that all of the players would be exactly together.

We don't know how Joplin played Maple Leaf Rag because the piano roll recording that he made may have been edited.

"Duke" Ellington's real name was Edward Kennedy Ellington:

Which of the following did Duke Ellington NOT do?

Debussy's works that are now recognized as masterpieces were:

The predominant volume (dynamic level) of Debussy's Voiles is very loud.

Debussy was intent on exploring musical timbre in much the same way that:

City blues are also called "Vaudeville blues" and feature a female singer with a small instrumental ensemble.

Many composers created new and entirely novel approaches to music by:

No other single figure from his era did more to expand the possibilities of form, harmony, and timbre than Debussy.

Charlie Parker's nickname was:

Duke Ellington was born and raised in New Orleans.

The pace of musical change:

The most famous "city blues" singer was:

Ragtime music:

The blues were originally transmitted:

In his work, Voiles, Debussy placed the title at the end of the written score rather than at the beginning.

Scott Joplin always wanted to be known as a classical composer.

Some listeners value blues recordings more if they sound old because it reminds them when music wasn't so commercial.

Bebop was:

Joplin and Stark called his pieces __________ in an attempt to make them sound more refined than other ragtime pieces.

Many composers sold their songs to publishers for a flat fee, & then did not receive any royalties or even credit.

Perhaps the single most remarkable aspect of music in the twentieth century is that for the first time:

In Voiles, instead of clear themes, Debussy presents:

A new spirit known as ? took hold in all of the arts and represented an abolishment of tradition & a quest for novelty.

Ives told a scribe who was trying to correct the dissonant sounds in his score, "Please don't try to make things nice".

All of the most famous ragtime pianists read music.

Which of the following were rumored to have made deals with the devil in exchange for talents or power?