What does the form refer to?

The structure of the whole song

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MUL 2380 Review for Exam II

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MUL 2380 Review for Exam II: from Swing to Modal Jazz

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Answers

1
What did Dizzy Gillespie help found?
Swing
Hard Bop
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Cool Jazz
2
What did Bebop focus on?
Complex improvisation
Simple melodies
Dance music
Slow tempos
3
What is a Big Band also called?
Quartet
Jazz combo
Solo act
Dance band
4
What is Jazz Combo music mostly comprised of?
Notated
Improvisation
Arrangements
Written
5
What did Cool Jazz emphasize?
Fast tempos
Agitated style
Complex harmonies
Relaxed rhythm
6
Which era did Swing emerge?
Early 1940s
Early 1930s
Early 1960s
Late 1950s
7
What is a measure in music?
The tempo of the song
A grouping of beats
One time through the form
The structure of the whole song
8
Which type of jazz uses riffs often?
Hard Bop
Kansas City Style
Cool Jazz
Bebop
9
Who was a major figure in Bebop?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
10
Who was a key figure in Cool Jazz?
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Count Basie
11
What was unique about Ellington's band?
No members
Changing members
Short-term members
Long-term members
12
What did Tadd Dameron contribute to?
Bebop compositions
Cool Jazz
Hard Bop
Swing arrangements
13
Who was a Hard Bop musician?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
14
Which era did Cool Jazz and Hard Bop emerge?
Early 1930s
Early 1950s
Early 1940s
Early 1960s
15
What was Charlie Parker's nickname?
Basie
Dizzy
Bird
Monk
16
What was Duke Ellington known for?
Pianist
Trumpeter
Saxophonist
Bassist
17
True or false: Jazz was mainly for listening in the Swing Era
True
False
18
Who was known for 'Round Midnight'?
Thelonious Monk
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
19
What was Count Basie known for?
Trumpeter
Bassist
Saxophonist
Pianist
20
What did Dizzy Gillespie contribute to?
Swing
Afro-Cuban jazz
Hard bop
Cool jazz
21
Which era did Big Bands thrive?
Bebop Era
Swing Era
Cool Jazz Era
Hard Bop Era
22
What instrument did Miles Davis play?
Bass
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
23
Which instrument did Thelonious Monk play?
Drums
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
24
What does the form refer to?
A grouping of beats
The tempo of the song
One time through the chords
The structure of the whole song
25
What instrument did Tadd Dameron play?
Piano
Drums
Saxophone
Trumpet
26
What did Art Blakey's band incorporate?
Classical music
Rhythm and blues
Pop music
Ragtime
27
Who was a key figure in Afro-Cuban jazz?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
Miles Davis
28
What was a feature of Kansas City Jazz?
More improvisation
No solos
Highly structured
Only written music
29
Who was a key figure in Afro-Cuban jazz?
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
30
What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?
Saxophone
Drums
Trumpet
Piano
31
Which style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Early Jazz
Cool Jazz
Hard Bop
Swing
32
Who was a major influence on modern trumpet?
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
33
What is a riff in jazz?
Long solo
Chord progression
Short musical phrase
Drum beat
34
Which city is linked to Bebop?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Kansas City
35
Which era did Bebop emerge?
Late 1950s
Early 1940s
Early 1960s
Early 1930s
36
True or false: Thelonious Monk was a composer
True
False
37
Which city is linked to Count Basie's style of jazz?
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
38
What style did Art Blakey promote?
Bebop
Cool Jazz
Swing
Hard Bop
39
Which band was co-led by Art Blakey and Horace Silver at first?
The Swingers
The Blue Notes
The Jazz Messengers
The Cool Cats
40
What is a riff in jazz?
A long solo
A short phrase
A dance move
A drum beat
41
Which instrument did Thelonious Monk play?
Trumpet
Piano
Bass
Saxophone
42
What style was Hard Bop similar to?
Bebop
Swing
Cool Jazz
Early Jazz
43
What did Tadd Dameron compose?
Swing tunes
Bebop tunes
Cool jazz tunes
Hard bop tunes
44
True or false: Bebop was dance music
True
False
45
Hard Bop came into being around the same time as what style?
Bebop
Early Jazz
Cool Jazz
Swing
46
Who led The Jazz Messengers?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
47
What was unique about Art Blakey's band?
Changing names
Changing drummers
Long-term members
Changing members
48
What did Bebop focus on?
Slow tempos
Dance music
Simple melodies
Complex harmonies
49
What style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Jazz-Rock Fusion
Hard Bop
Swing
Ragtime
50
Who was a key figure in Hard Bop?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Clifford Brown
Bix Beiderbecke
51
Who was a major figure in Bebop?
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Art Blakey
52
What is a Big Band?
12-19 musicians
Solo performance
3-7 musicians
Duo performance
53
Who was a major figure in bebop?
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Jelly Roll Morton
54
What is a jazz combo?
Large ensemble
Solo performance
Dance troupe
Small group
55
What was Count Basie known for?
Ragtime piano
Bebop saxophone
Trumpet solos
Piano and bandleading
56
What style did Clifford Brown play?
Hard bop
Swing
Cool jazz
Bebop
57
True or false: Measure is the tune's structure
True
False
58
Which style is more relaxed than Bebop?
Early Jazz
Hard Bop
Cool Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
59
What style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Cool jazz
Bebop
Swing
Early Jazz
60
What was Clifford Brown known for?
Drum rhythms
Piano compositions
Saxophone solos
Trumpet improvisations
61
What is a Chorus in jazz?
One time through the form
The introduction
The solo part
The ending of the song
62
What instrument did Clifford Brown play?
Saxophone
Trumpet
Bass
Piano
63
True or false: Bebop was dance music
True
False
64
Which jazz style is more relaxed?
Cool Jazz
Hot Jazz
Hard Bop
Bebop
65
Who was a founder of bebop?
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Parker
66
True or false: Duke Ellington was a saxophonist
False
True
67
Who was known for a relaxed trumpet style?
Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Clifford Brown
68
Who was a key figure in modal jazz?
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker
69
True or false: Duke Ellington was a saxophonist
True
False
70
What is a key feature of Hard Bop?
Simple melodies
No improvisation
Slow tempos
More drum activity
71
Who was known as 'Bird'?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
72
Who was the most prolific jazz composer out of these musicians?
Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie

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MUL 2380 Review for Exam II: from Swing to Modal Jazz

Flashcards72 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 72

Answers

1
What did Dizzy Gillespie help found?
Swing
Hard Bop
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Cool Jazz
2
What did Bebop focus on?
Complex improvisation
Simple melodies
Dance music
Slow tempos
3
What is a Big Band also called?
Quartet
Jazz combo
Solo act
Dance band
4
What is Jazz Combo music mostly comprised of?
Notated
Improvisation
Arrangements
Written
5
What did Cool Jazz emphasize?
Fast tempos
Agitated style
Complex harmonies
Relaxed rhythm
6
Which era did Swing emerge?
Early 1940s
Early 1930s
Early 1960s
Late 1950s
7
What is a measure in music?
The tempo of the song
A grouping of beats
One time through the form
The structure of the whole song
8
Which type of jazz uses riffs often?
Hard Bop
Kansas City Style
Cool Jazz
Bebop
9
Who was a major figure in Bebop?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
10
Who was a key figure in Cool Jazz?
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Count Basie
11
What was unique about Ellington's band?
No members
Changing members
Short-term members
Long-term members
12
What did Tadd Dameron contribute to?
Bebop compositions
Cool Jazz
Hard Bop
Swing arrangements
13
Who was a Hard Bop musician?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
14
Which era did Cool Jazz and Hard Bop emerge?
Early 1930s
Early 1950s
Early 1940s
Early 1960s
15
What was Charlie Parker's nickname?
Basie
Dizzy
Bird
Monk
16
What was Duke Ellington known for?
Pianist
Trumpeter
Saxophonist
Bassist
17
True or false: Jazz was mainly for listening in the Swing Era
True
False
18
Who was known for 'Round Midnight'?
Thelonious Monk
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
19
What was Count Basie known for?
Trumpeter
Bassist
Saxophonist
Pianist
20
What did Dizzy Gillespie contribute to?
Swing
Afro-Cuban jazz
Hard bop
Cool jazz
21
Which era did Big Bands thrive?
Bebop Era
Swing Era
Cool Jazz Era
Hard Bop Era
22
What instrument did Miles Davis play?
Bass
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
23
Which instrument did Thelonious Monk play?
Drums
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
24
What does the form refer to?
A grouping of beats
The tempo of the song
One time through the chords
The structure of the whole song
25
What instrument did Tadd Dameron play?
Piano
Drums
Saxophone
Trumpet
26
What did Art Blakey's band incorporate?
Classical music
Rhythm and blues
Pop music
Ragtime
27
Who was a key figure in Afro-Cuban jazz?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Thelonious Monk
Miles Davis
28
What was a feature of Kansas City Jazz?
More improvisation
No solos
Highly structured
Only written music
29
Who was a key figure in Afro-Cuban jazz?
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Charlie Parker
30
What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?
Saxophone
Drums
Trumpet
Piano
31
Which style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Early Jazz
Cool Jazz
Hard Bop
Swing
32
Who was a major influence on modern trumpet?
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Count Basie
33
What is a riff in jazz?
Long solo
Chord progression
Short musical phrase
Drum beat
34
Which city is linked to Bebop?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Kansas City
35
Which era did Bebop emerge?
Late 1950s
Early 1940s
Early 1960s
Early 1930s
36
True or false: Thelonious Monk was a composer
True
False
37
Which city is linked to Count Basie's style of jazz?
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago
38
What style did Art Blakey promote?
Bebop
Cool Jazz
Swing
Hard Bop
39
Which band was co-led by Art Blakey and Horace Silver at first?
The Swingers
The Blue Notes
The Jazz Messengers
The Cool Cats
40
What is a riff in jazz?
A long solo
A short phrase
A dance move
A drum beat
41
Which instrument did Thelonious Monk play?
Trumpet
Piano
Bass
Saxophone
42
What style was Hard Bop similar to?
Bebop
Swing
Cool Jazz
Early Jazz
43
What did Tadd Dameron compose?
Swing tunes
Bebop tunes
Cool jazz tunes
Hard bop tunes
44
True or false: Bebop was dance music
True
False
45
Hard Bop came into being around the same time as what style?
Bebop
Early Jazz
Cool Jazz
Swing
46
Who led The Jazz Messengers?
Art Blakey
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Miles Davis
47
What was unique about Art Blakey's band?
Changing names
Changing drummers
Long-term members
Changing members
48
What did Bebop focus on?
Slow tempos
Dance music
Simple melodies
Complex harmonies
49
What style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Jazz-Rock Fusion
Hard Bop
Swing
Ragtime
50
Who was a key figure in Hard Bop?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Clifford Brown
Bix Beiderbecke
51
Who was a major figure in Bebop?
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Art Blakey
52
What is a Big Band?
12-19 musicians
Solo performance
3-7 musicians
Duo performance
53
Who was a major figure in bebop?
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Dizzy Gillespie
Jelly Roll Morton
54
What is a jazz combo?
Large ensemble
Solo performance
Dance troupe
Small group
55
What was Count Basie known for?
Ragtime piano
Bebop saxophone
Trumpet solos
Piano and bandleading
56
What style did Clifford Brown play?
Hard bop
Swing
Cool jazz
Bebop
57
True or false: Measure is the tune's structure
True
False
58
Which style is more relaxed than Bebop?
Early Jazz
Hard Bop
Cool Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
59
What style did Miles Davis pioneer?
Cool jazz
Bebop
Swing
Early Jazz
60
What was Clifford Brown known for?
Drum rhythms
Piano compositions
Saxophone solos
Trumpet improvisations
61
What is a Chorus in jazz?
One time through the form
The introduction
The solo part
The ending of the song
62
What instrument did Clifford Brown play?
Saxophone
Trumpet
Bass
Piano
63
True or false: Bebop was dance music
True
False
64
Which jazz style is more relaxed?
Cool Jazz
Hot Jazz
Hard Bop
Bebop
65
Who was a founder of bebop?
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Parker
66
True or false: Duke Ellington was a saxophonist
False
True
67
Who was known for a relaxed trumpet style?
Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Clifford Brown
68
Who was a key figure in modal jazz?
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Parker
69
True or false: Duke Ellington was a saxophonist
True
False
70
What is a key feature of Hard Bop?
Simple melodies
No improvisation
Slow tempos
More drum activity
71
Who was known as 'Bird'?
Dizzy Gillespie
Charlie Parker
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
72
Who was the most prolific jazz composer out of these musicians?
Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie