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Jazz History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why is jazz considered african american music? | it has african origins, african american refers to ethinicity not just race, much of the musical grammar of jazz is uniquely african american |
| black folk culture in the later 19th centruy established ____ and transformed _______ | established an african american musical identity and transformed white musical culture |
| what genres of african american folk music are secular? non-religious? | field holler, working song, ballad (spiritual is religious) |
| buzzard lope come from ____ culture, has _____ dance origins with africa, includes _______, and performed with ___ and response | buzzard lope come from GULLAH culture, has SPIRITUAL dance origins with africa, includes IMPROVISATION , and performed with CALLand response |
| country blues structure | 3 line stanzas formed by a two line couplet with the first line repeated AAB AAB |
| is country blues lyrics present a chronological account in the third person? | no |
| country blues typically accompanied by which instrument? | guitar |
| who mainly performed country blues? | one male |
| which band leader is credited with establishing saxophones as a standard part of the jazz ensemble? | Art Hickman |
| T or F: Jazz is just as popular as rock, rap, and country in terms of record sales | false |
| T or F: many of the disguishing features of jazz come from african american folk music | true |
| T or F: the spiritual is a secular genre of african american music | false |
| T or F: country blues singers often employed a flexible form, and allowed for greater freedom than the vaudeville blues artists | true |
| T or F: vaudeville or classic blues singers took a consistent approach to form, with 12 bar choruses | true |
| T or F: blackface minstrelsy was the most popular and influential form of entertainment in the 19th centrury | true |
| T or F: the brass bands primary contribution to jazz was the compositional structure of the march | true |
| T or F: jelly roll morton was a composer, pianist, pimp, hustler, wore a diamond in his tooth and claimed he had invented jazz himself | true |
| T or F: france and spain controlled new orleans before it became a part of the united states | true |
| T or F: the original dixieland jazz band was first to record jazz music, with the release of their single "livery stable blues" | true |
| the introduction of the _____ recording in 1925 gave jazz records higher fidelity | electric |
| which 1920s band leader is credited with establishing saxophones as a standard part of the jazz ensemble? | art hickman |
| the buzzard lope comes from the ____ culture of coastal georgia | Gullah |
| which instrument in new orleans front line plays the main melody | cornet / trumpet |
| which stride pianist composed youve got to be modernistic and the test piece carolina shout that aspiring stride piansists had to perform | james p johnson |
| the band that made the first jazz record was | the origional dixie land jazz band |
| the band that played at lincoln gardens in chicago | king olivers creole jazz band |
| his band was called the red hot peppers | jelly roll morton |
| the three wind instruments in the nola jazz band is called the | front line |
| he played clairnet and soprano saxophone | sidney bechet |
| how can kazz be an art music, popular music and folk music? | art music because it is hard to master, kept in academia. popular music because it once was highest selling music in america, folk music because it has african origions and the connection between the audience and performers |
| talk about the ODLJB, tunes and what made them unique | they were an all white jazz band, first to record jazz. they recorded "Original Dixieland Jazz Band One Step" |
| talk about KIng Oliver Creole Jazz Band, tunes and what made them unique | first working and ensemble band, king oliver was a mentor to louis armstrong, played at lincoln gardens in chicago, their song was snake rag |
| talk about Jelly Roll Morton and the Red Hot Peppers tunes and what made them unique | he claimed he invented jazz, he first notated jazz, from new orleans, song was called dead man blues |
| vaudeville blues was performed by | female singers like ma rainey |
| vaudeville blues band size was | small |
| was vaudeville blues structured or free? | structured |
| what was the vaudeville structure? | consistent form, 12 bar choruses |
| race records were made by who and marketed to who? | made for blacks, marketed for blacks? |
| was the term race records intended to be respectful? | yes |
| did musicians on race records recieve copy right toyalties for their work? | no |
| what was bessie smiths voice like? | powerful, she never needed a mic and was not a quiet woman |
| what did bessie smith successfully adapt to? | recording in a studio setting |
| what film was bessie smith in? | st. louis blues |
| minstrelsy popularity? | it was the most popular form of entertainment in the 19th century |
| was minstrelsy performed by black performers? | yes |
| what was the characters name in minstrelsy that became a shorthand term for racial segregation | jim crow |
| which musical genre provided the accompaniment for new social dances by vernon and irene castle? | ragtime |
| who is james reese europe? | he accompained the castle dance trio, he led the 369th infantry "hellfighters" band during world war 2, he led a large dance orchestra and a small combo |
| which two european countries controlled nola | spain and france |
| creole of color in nola were | had legal liberties, had french surnames, were trades people |
| uptown negroes describe them | had loud and impassioned music, combined elements of march/ragtime/folk music, used blue notes and rhythmic contrasts, not trained in classical music |
| buddy bolden? describe him | played the cornet, first important jazz musician, career was 11 years |
| which instruments are part of the NOLA front line | trumpet, trombone, clarinet |
| which instrument is not part of the NOLA front line | violin |
| what does the front line in NOLA jazz play? | the melody |
| what is the role of the clarinet in the NOLA front line? | plays improvised lines that move faster and often higher than the main melody |
| what is the role of the trombone in NOLA front line? | It plays decorated bass lines including glissandos or smears |
| why was the development of electrical recording in 1925 important for jazz? | it permitter greater fidelity, which made recordings of drums, cymbals , voices and instruments sound better |
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