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1
A brand of western music that used a larger instrumental ensemble including saxes, brass, and a standard jazz rhythm section was
A)Hillbilly.
B)Western Swing.
C)Bluegrass.
D)Rockabilly.
2
The first American black songwriter of note was
A)George Gershwin.
B)Chet Atkins.
C)Bill Monroe
D)James Bland.
3
Soul music is
A)black popular music.
B)black religious music.
C)black country music.
D)a new name for the blues.
4
1950s rock and roll was
A)black music for white audiences.
B)black music for black audiences.
C)white, urban popular music.
D)interracial.
5
The first commercial movie with a synchronized soundtrack was
A)The Jazz Singer.
B)Showboat.
C)Porgy and Bess.
D)The Ziegfeld Follies.
6
The group most symbolic of the “British invasion” was
A)the Rolling Stones.
B)Pink Floyd.
C)The Beatles.
D)Blood, Sweat, and Tears.
7
One of the most important mid-nineteenth century songwriters was
A)Stephen Foster.
B)George Gershwin.
C)Clare de Lune.
D)William Billings.
8
The first distinctively American genre was
A)psalm tune.
B)minstrel song.
C)patriotic song.
D)ragtime.
9
Tin Pan Alley was
A)a place in New York.
B)a style of popular song.
C)a music publishing industry.
D)all of the above.
10
Minstrel shows were first performed by
A)whites in costumes.
B)blacks in costumes.
C)whites in blackface.
D)blacks in whiteface.
11
The Tin Pan Alley tradition lasted from
A)1850-1890.
B)1890-1950.
C)1820-1870.
D)1890-1920.
12
Tin Pan Alley included
A)vaudeville.
B)follies.
C)broadway.
D)all of the above.
13
Network radio dates from
A)the 1890s.
B)the 1920s.
C)around 1910.
D)around 1935.
14
Hillbilly music is a product of
A)urban south.
B)northern cities.
C)rural south.
D)Adirondack Mountains.
15
Bluegrass emphasizes
A)electronic instruments.
B)acoustic instruments.
C)jazz-type rhythm section.
D)all of the above.
16
The first pioneer of bluegrass music was
A)the Carter Family.
B)Jimmy Rodgers.
C)Bill Monroe.
D)Chet Atkins.
17
The Grand Ole Opry is a venue for
A)Tin Pan Alley music.
B)blues music.
C)country music.
D)gospel music.
18
A contemporary artist stretching the boundaries of bluegrass is
A)Alison Chalmers.
B)Alison Morrisette.
C)Alison Brown.
D)Alison Krauss.
19
A “cover” is
A)the first page of Tin Pan Alley sheet music.
B)the recording by one artist of another artist’s hit.
C)the top of the charts.
D)a duplicate music award.





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