Genres Test Review

Genre popular with city dwellers, includes hawaiian steel guitar, lyrics that tell stories of simpler times

Name a country artist.

Rock Around The Clock was the very first Rock & Roll hit.

The music ensemble that plays classical/program music most often is a symphony orchestra.

Name two rappers.

Name a type of country.

Genre started in 1950s/60s, vocal melody with a strong rhythmic backbeat, includes drum set, bass, electric guitar

Name a pop artist.

Contemporary R&B was created around the 1980s.

Name a subgenre of Rock.

A famous city for country music is Atlanta.

Genre started in the 1950s/60s, electrified and amplified, has vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum set, keyboard

B.B. King was a famous R&B drummer.

Genre started in the 1920s, popular music that is heavily technologically enhanced, lyrics often about love

Which genre is the talky form of singing that reported on the harsh realities of urban lifestyle, with offensive lyrics?

Classical/program music uses a lot of synthesizers in their sound.

Program music portrays an idea or story without using lyrics.

Name a rock artist.

Genre mainly from the 1750-1820, music often performed by a symphony orchestra, tells a story without lyrics

Program music is a type of classical music.

An electric guitar and electric bass are often included in a rock band.

Stevie Wonder is a famous rock artist.

Name two classical composers.

Name one famous R&B artist.