World of Music Chapters 1-7

Syllables sung in the first verse of shape-note music, each representing a differentpitch

Method in which each pitch in the hymnal is written in staff notation with distinctive shape

Jazz style popularized by ScottJoplin and developed for solo piano and arranged for brassbands 

Pitches heard simultaneously in ways that produce chords and chord progressions

Short syncopated patterns usually written forspecific group of instruments in abig band 

Religion associated with gospel music

From New Orleans, he is one ofjazz’s most important figures as well as virtuoso trumpet player

Bebop drummingtechnique in which a drummer plays spontaneous accented hits drums 

Jingle composer, commercial producer are part of this music business category

The density of sound; the number of simultaneously sounded lines.

The shape or structure of a musical piece

Native Americanwords that are sung but do not have specific meaning.

One of the most important aspects of jazz, thepractice of creating music in the moment.

Type of jazz made as a reaction againstbebop, characteristics are slow, tranquil, classical

Pop jazz styleknown as bossa-nova originated in this country.

Folk music which originated in the British Isles, is strophic in form, and tells a story

Classically trained pianist who composed “theBanjo” and inspired Scott Joplin

Vocal music without instrumental accompaniment

A song thatsustained popularity through decades and generations, transcendingchanging styles

Music from theborder of Texas and Mexico which features the accordion. 

Street poetry, rap music, graffiti and breakdancing are part of this music from the Bronx

A category of music, such as a symphony, hymn, ballad, mass, march and opera. 

Firstcommercial movie released in 1927 with a synchronized sound track. 

Musical tension that is resolved with this, which offers stability and repose.

He is the“Father of Gospel Music” who wrote “Take My Hand", 

Type of folk song which promotes a cause: union goal, political candidate, or patriotic event

 Is the musical instrument used to advertise TinPan Alley music.

Country music that combines a return to therural, folk traditions of hillbilly music: acoustic 

A style of black popular music originally fromDetroit derived from gospel, recorded in studio

Technique in which a leader would sing one musical line at a time and the congregation repeats

Is a stridepiano jazz musician

Specific rhythmic feel of jazz which creates a heightened sense of energy andvitality

This field is an example of how music can serve a functional purpose rather than aesthetic one

Off-beat rhythms which are fundamental to thejazz rhythmic language

Technique in which a singer sings many notes for only one word or syllable

Is the mainmelodic or solo part in jazz performance...

Type of folk songs that is short, simple, easy to remember, and serves a unique function

is a 19^th century Harvard Professorwho collected and published over 300 ballads

Musicians who performed all Motown had more #1 records than Beatles, ElvisPresley, all combined

Variety show of unrelated acts-singers, dancers, comedians, jugglers, children, animals, actors

The hymnbook where settings of psalm settings were published, with words only, or hymn tunes.

Slower form of Jamaican music where moreemphasis is placed on rhythmic guitar and less on horns

When jazz vocalist uses nonsense syllables toimprovise music the way an instrumentalist does. 

New Orleans’s town center where Africanslaves were permitted to congregate, sing and dance

Jazz is a mixture of many differentmusical cultures, it is accepted that it began in this city.

Time period in the mid-1960s when rock and pop groups suchas the Beatlesbecame popular

Jazzpianist and swing big band leader, who treated his big band as a business

Combo jazz style that emerged in the 1940’s on“the street” during jam sessions

Bebop pianist extended harmonies by addingdissonance to chords, eccentric performer wore hats.

Folk songs which encourages change in society and politics; emerged in 1800s, peaked in 1960s.

Famous country music venue and the oldestcontinuous country radio program 

Piano, bass anddrums make up this ensemble in jazz music. 

Jazz clarinetist who did much to popularize jazzthrough his work in the swing style

Musical structure seen in traditional blues withspecific harmonic progression, lyric pattern

Succession of musical tones, usually of varying pitch and rhythm, that has identifiable shape

Is degree ofintensity or energy producing a sound, whether loud or soft

In a band, chorus, or orchestra, the primary interpreter of a musical work is the 

A flexible pulse – not restricted by a steadybeat, contributes to a highly expressive style

Oscillating variation of pitch that enhances atone, providing richness and warmth

 Reggae musicevolved from an earlier Jamaican dance music which is called

Traditional Mexican music which includes violins, harp,vihuelas, jarana, guitarrón and trumpets

The passing down of music by word of mouth from one generation to the next.

19th-c. American family singing group who sangabout political causes such as abolition 

Any system of written symbols that instructs a performer how to play a piece of music.

Jazz singer who is known as the Queen of Scat.

Popular music that resulted from theinfluence of hillbilly singers and new rock and roll music.

Early style of jazz which displayed collectiveimprovisation, head arrangements and timekeeping.

Jazz trumpeter who released album “Birth of theCool” and “Bitches Brew”: Cool and Fusion Jazz.

Type of folk songs that focuses on emotion and mood, with little focus on action or drama

Jazz bass line played on each beat, emphasizing the main tones of the harmony

Instrument maker, CD distributor, album designer, record label producer are part of this:

Theatrical work with songs, dances,staging and drama; a unified work -a musical play. 

Popular song derived from the rural,southern folk tradition and from sentimental songs in 19^thc

Religion associatedwith Reggae music and Bob Marley.

 Brass bandmusic developed in NW Mexico and influenced by German polka.

Sheet music publisher, music book author, film music supervisor, music critic are part of this:

Songwriter from Detroit who in the early 1960’s founded his productioncompany, Motown Records.

Type of solo piano jazz style which featureshighly syncopated dazzling display of improvisation

Folk music that is instrumental and, in the European American tradition, features the fiddle

Jamaican popular music which is rooted in blacknationalism and Rastafarianism, Bob Marley

The science of sound 

A complete or relatively complete musical idea

Kind of musical tension is created by sounds that are unstable and uncomfortable

Type of records marketed to African Americansduring 1920s and 1930s,with jazz and ethnic music

Country music that became popular as thepopularity of hillbilly music moved westward

Variety show with lively syncopated songs, dances, and comical skits performed inblack face. 

An underground, antiestablishment music thatemerged in the 1950s

A scale that consists of five tones.

Is a category ofmusic, such as a symphony, hymn, ballad, mass, march and opera. 

Syncopated chords and melodic figures played by a jazz pianistadding rhythmic vitality

Four part hymn with a short middle fugal section in which each voice enters at a different time

District in New York considered to be thecultural and musical center in 1920’s

Type of folk songs which uses rhythm, pace, and spirit to make long hours of labor bearable

Scholar of music in culture; researches the music of a culture, writes about it, and teaches it

Time period after WWI when many African Americanmusicians moved north to Chicago and New York

Period of popular songwriting that began in1890s and most productive years were the 1920s-'30s

Smallest grouping of notes that has an identifiable character

Is a bebop saxophone player, nicknamed “Bird”

The rate of speed in which music is performed