All statements are true about the Hollywood Canteen, except...

Everyone had the same level of service and benefits

Tin Pan Alley is often associated with what area and ethnic group?

New York City and Jewish Immigrants

Unlike the classic blues, the country blues was:

Localized to rural parts of the South

What is the form of this piece?

12-bar Blues; AAB form, 16-bar rondo; ABACA form

What did band leader Benny Goodman do to promote Black musicians?

Integrated his orchestra to include Black musicians

What is NOT true about Nat King Cole?

Unlike other crooners, he had a very rough vocal style

What was a public concern about the lindy hop?

The movements involved were too sexual

What did song pluggers do?

Played piano in the windows of music shops to promote Tin Pan Alley music

Like many Tin Pan Alley composers, Irving Berlin belonged to this ethnic group.

Eastern European Jewish immigrants to NYC

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W2023 MUS 008 Quiz 2

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1
Which song, made famous by Paul Robeson in the 1936 film version of Show Boat, did Frank Sinatra cover?
Unforgettable
One O'Clock Jump
A-Tisket A-Tasket
Old Man River
2
What 19th century neighborhood of New Orleans served as a key site for African cultural and musical expression ?
Congo Square
The French Quarter
The Mississippi Delta
Musician's Village
3
All statements are true about the Hollywood Canteen, except...
It was active from 1942 until 1945
Everyone had the same level of service and benefits
It was a club run for US American servicemen and women during World War II
It featured many celebrities and swing bands
4
Tin Pan Alley is often associated with what area and ethnic group?
New Orleans and African Americans
New England and Middle Class Whites
The West Coast and Japanese Americans
New York City and Jewish Immigrants
5
What composer of "St. Louis Blues" was also known as "the father of the blues"?
Bessie Smith
W.C. Handy
Robert Johnson
Count Basie
6
Which of the following is true about Bessie Smith?
She was nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues"
All of the above
She was the most popular female blues singer of the 1930s
She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
7
Unlike the classic blues, the country blues was:
Largely performed by African American females
Primarily performed by a singer with a backing band
Localized to rural parts of the South
Created during the 1930s
8
What is the form of this piece?
12-bar Blues; AAB form
Swedish Blues; ABBA form
16-bar rondo; ABACA form
16-Bar Blues; strophic form
9
What did band leader Benny Goodman do to promote Black musicians?
Bought sheet music from Black arrangers
Played Black workers' songs
Integrated his orchestra to include Black musicians
Played only Black composers' music
10
What style of Blues is this song?
Comic Blues
Classic Blues
Crossroads Blues
Country Blues
11
Blues, Tin Pan Alley, and Jazz first became popular during which decades?
1865-1877
1930s-1940s
1910s-1920s
1890s-1910s
12
What is NOT true about Nat King Cole?
He was a member of the Rat Pack
He famously cared about his public image
He was nicknamed the "Sepia Sinatra"
Unlike other crooners, he had a very rough vocal style
13
What was a public concern about the lindy hop?
It was too slow and would cause people to run into each other.
It was “un-American”
It would cause ankle injuries
The movements involved were too sexual
14
What did song pluggers do?
Attended and reviewed concerts
Traveled around the country recording sounds
Played piano in the windows of music shops to promote Tin Pan Alley music
Wrote newspaper articles about the latest music gossip
15
Like many Tin Pan Alley composers, Irving Berlin belonged to this ethnic group.
German expats to the US post-WWI
Italian-Americans living in New Jersey
Eastern European Jewish immigrants to NYC
Native Americans (Lenape)
16
Was it legal or illegal for artists to secretly bribe radio stations into playing their songs more often?
Illegal
Legal
17
What element of early jazz is prominently featured in this piece?
The "Spanish Tinge"
Collective improvisation
Boogie Woogie Bass
Crooning
18
Who of the following musicians was NEVER a member of the Rat Pack?
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Billie Holiday
Nat King Cole
19
T/F: A cover is a performance of a song written by someone else; a remix is a song version produced by the same artist
False
True
20
Which of the following is a term used to describe a sound’s tone quality or the characteristics that make it unique?
Speed
Genre
Volume
Timbre

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