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1
Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday performed in Harlem at the:
Club DeLux
Coconut Grove
Ambassador Hotel
Cotton Club
2
William Grant Still composed music in all of the following genres EXCEPT:
opera
avant-garde electronic music
film and tv scores
jazz
3
What folksinger is known for his protest songs from the 1960s?
Johnny Cash
Woody Guthrie
Dick Clark
Bob Dylan
4
Which of the following instruments would you NOT find in a mariachi band?
guitar
Trumpet
clarinet
Violin
5
Of the following, which was a critical new technology that aided the study of folk music in the early twentieth century?
recording equipment
electricity
music notation
radio
6
Copland's Billy the Kid is a:
a film score
an opera
a cantata
a ballet
7
Which of the following is NOT true of Bernstein’s West Side Story?
It has a happy ending
It has a number of elaborate dance segments.
It has memorable songs that recur in the musical.
It incorporates jazz and Latin American rhythms
8
Which of the following works by Cage has no musical content and can be performed by anyone on any instrument?
4'33"
I Ching
Songs and Interludes
Fontana Mix
9
In his early years, William Grant Still was associated with which artistic movement?
impressionism
imagism
abstract impressionism
the Harlem Renaissance
10
Steven Reich has been influenced by polyrhythm from:
West Africa
Java
Mexico
Cuba
11
West Side Story is a modern-day musical setting of Shakespeare’s:
Romeo & Juliet
Macbeth
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
12
The center of popular music publishing in New York was called:
W. W. Norton & Co.
Washington Square
Broadway
Tin Pan Alley
13
Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Copland?
Rodeo
Appalachian Spring
Billy the Kid
Our Town
14
What music that developed around the turn of the 20th century incorporates elements of African music & Western pop music
Country-Western
Jazz
Bebop
Rock N Roll
15
Which of the following composers invented the prepared piano?
Pierre Boulez
John Cage
Henry Cowell
Harry Partch
16
Billie Holiday was the first African-American singer to:
sing and record the blues.
break the color barrier by recording and performing with white musicians.
lead her own band.
a.perform in Carnegie Hall.
17
The tradition of mariachi music comes from this country:
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
Cuba
18
Which of the following does NOT characterize the Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back?
It creates a dark, menacing mood.
It features brass instruments
It uses simple march melodies
It is a theme and variations.
19
Aaron Copland studied composition with:
Charles Ives
Arnold Schoenberg
Charles Griffes
Natalie Boulanger
20
The prominent Chinese melodic instrument heard in Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the:
tao
pipa
yuegin
ehru
