Name the composer and the work

Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing

What is a "spiritual?"

folklike religious devotional genre sung in the U.S.

Your MUS 120 teacher is the best because:

He is entertaining, most of the time., You learn about great composers and compositions., All of the Kahoot quizzes., The assignments help prepare you for harder college courses.

How did Prohibition affect American musicians?

It created a massive criminal mafia in the U.S., It outlawed alcohol., It created thousands of jobs for musicians in the cities, It created private, outlawed clubs serving alcohol

What is scat-singing?

improvised singing style using nonsensical syllables

What is a polyrhythm?

The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns.

type of variety show combining musical and theatrical acts

Name the composer and the work

Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing

What are some characteristics of 20th century art music?

Integration of jazz in art music, Use of polyrhythms. Rejection of functional harmony

What was Tin Pan Alley?

Composers and publishers of 1930s American popular music

an alienation of the establishment and focus on the 20th C.

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1
Name the composer and the work
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Gershwin - Summertime
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
2
Name the work and the composer
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Debussy - Claire de Lune
Gershwin - Summertime
3
Name the composer and the work
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - Summertime
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
4
Name the composer and the work
Gershwin - "Summertime"
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
5
Who commissioned Rhapsody in Blue?
Duke Ellington
Paul Whiteman
Ira Gershwin
Benny Goodman
6
What is a "spiritual?"
A religious chant sung by monks
A type of string quartet
folklike religious devotional genre sung in the U.S.
A 20th century orchestral genre
7
Your MUS 120 teacher is the best because:
He is entertaining, most of the time.
You learn about great composers and compositions.
All of the Kahoot quizzes.
The assignments help prepare you for harder college courses.
8
Name the work and the composer
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Ellington - Sophisticated Lady
Gershwin - I Got Rhythm
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
9
How did Prohibition affect American musicians?
It created a massive criminal mafia in the U.S.
It outlawed alcohol.
It created thousands of jobs for musicians in the cities
It created private, outlawed clubs serving alcohol
10
What is scat-singing?
a style where the melody is spoken on approximate pitches
improvised singing style using nonsensical syllables
recitative singing style
singing notes that have nothing to do with the harmony
11
What is a polyrhythm?
The simultaneous use of two or more keys.
The simultaneous use of several rhythmic patterns.
The simultaneous performance of more than one composition.
The simultaneous use of more than one orchestra.
12
What was vaudeville?
type of variety show combining musical and theatrical acts
popular composers and music in the 1920s Chicago
The red-light district in New Orleans
Neighborhood in Manhattan
13
Name the composer and the work
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Ellington - Caravan
Ellington - C Jam Blues
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
14
Name the work and composer
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - Summertime
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
Debussy - The Sunken Cathedral
15
Name the composer and the work
Ellington - It Don't Mean a Thing
Ellington - Caravan
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
Ellington - C - Jam Blues
16
What are some characteristics of 20th century art music?
Integration of jazz in art music
Use of polyrhythms. Rejection of functional harmony
Music typically stays in the same meter
Return to classical clarity of form
17
Name the work and the composer
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Holst - The Planets "Mars - The Bringer of War"
Debussy - Claire de Lune
Ellington - Take the 'A' Train
18
What was Tin Pan Alley?
variety show featuring musical and comical acts.
Neighborhood in Manhattan
The red-light district in New Orleans
Composers and publishers of 1930s American popular music
19
Who commissioned Appalachian Spring?
Nadia Boulanger
Paul Whiteman
George Gershwin
Martha Graham
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What is futurism?
an art form that looks to the past for inspiration
music that was new, but based on old forms
an alienation of the establishment and focus on the 20th C.
Someone who only plays the blues

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