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Music Test 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cuban Habanera | Performed in New Orleans at an International Exposition in 1884-1885 |
| Argentine Tango | The Castles brought it to New York from Paris in 1913 |
| Clave | The rhythm of Afro-Cuban music |
| Xavier Cugat | Popularized Latin music in a hybrid style |
| Mambo | An American Afro-Cuban music |
| Perez Prado | Offered the sound of the mambo for the masses |
| Montuno | In Afro-Cuban music, a syncopated accompanying figure usually played on the piano |
| Tumbao | A syncopated bass pattern characteristic of Afro-Cuban music |
| Bo Diddley | His Beat is a distinctive rhythm identical to the clave |
| Doo-Wop | Voices as instruments |
| Rockabilly | Began as white southern music |
| Little Richard | His hits featured a clear locked in rhythm and a vocal sound that was outrageous and outlandish as his appearance |
| Chuck Berry | Transferred the boogie-woogie to the guitar |
| Boogie-Woogie | A blues piano style |
| Buddy Holly | One of rock and roll's second generation |
| Playlet | Songs that told a funny story with serious overtones |
| Leiber & Stoller | Elevated record production to an art |
| Berry Gardy Jr. | His empire blended careful planning and tight control over every aspect of the operation |
| James Brown | The most important male solo artist of the 60s |
| Rolling Stones | Band grew 50s Rock & Roll and Deep Blues |
| Jimmy Hendrix | Pioneered the use of the guitar as an electric sound |
| The Beatles | Rock and Popular music's first great eclectic |
| Bob Dylan | His lyric is far more complex than anything that had been done before |
| The Who | Incorporated the innovative use of the synthesizer |
| Led Zeppelin | Their version of heavy metal evolved from the blues |