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Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 4/e
Roger Kamien, Hebrew University
The Twentieth Century
Jazz in Society

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

The backbone of a jazz ensemble is its
A)director
B)brass section
C)rhythm section
D)clarinet section
2

A jazz sound results from
A)its variety of pitch inflections
B)the type of vibrato employed
C)the particular way tones are attacked and released
D)all of the above
3

In jazz, each statement of the basic harmonic pattern or melody is called a
A)riff
B)phrase
C)chorus
D)verse
4

When a voice is answered by an instrument, or when one instrument (or group of instruments) is answered by a chorus, the pattern is referred to as
A)jazz
B)call and response
C)polyphonic texture
D)calling the beat
5

The immediate sources of jazz include
A)the American band tradition
B)the blues
C)ragtime
D)all of the above








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