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Who made the world's first documented railway journey? Richard Trevithick
Trevithick's pioneering train, like the earliest railways in general, was built to carry heavy freight
Who built Locomotion No. 1? George Stephenson
Stephenson's work on Locomotion No. 1 was financed by the businessman Edward Pease
Charles Valentin Alkan's "Le chemin de fer" imitates a train pulling in by ending with a ritartdando
Joplin took a musical liberty in his march by imitating train whistles
To protect it from German bombing raids during World War II, Locomotion No. 1 was hidden is a secret location
When Villa Lobos wrote his train movement, steam railways were a familiar part of everyday Brazilian life
The first train whistle effect in the movement is produced when the flute and clarinet use flutter tonguing
To imitate the squealing of the brakes, the violins and violas bow very close to the bridge
The Italian word "ponte," at the root of sul ponticello, means bridge
On a handwritten copy of the score, Villa Lobos described the piece as impressions of a journey through the hinterland of Sao Paulo
In Villa Lobos's rhythmic figures, the abbreviation "c" stands for compas, which means measure or bar
What was the omnibus? a large horse-drawn carriage with bench seating
Which city FIRST introduced omnibus service? Paris
Which of the following cities opened the world's first successful underground railway? London
ASCAP was created in order to protect composers' rights and collect performance fees
What is the swing technique of giving all the instruments in one family similar music to play? block voicing
In big band jazz, the equivalent of the classical ostinato is the riff
Who played piano part on the 1941 recording of "Take the 'A' Train? Duke Ellington
The five note riff in Ellington's piano introduction descends through a whole tone scale
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