144-163 Flashcards
Hip hop
Rap music
Alfred Hitchcock
A 20th century English filmaker who specialized in suspense
Eg psycho or the birds
Home on the range
Song celebrating life in the American west, Kansas state song
Home sweet home
A popular song from the 19th century
Winslow homer
American painter, late 19th century and early 20th century … watercolors of sea scenes
Bob hope
British born 20th century American comedian, famous for entertaining overseas American troops
Harry houdini
American musician, later19th early 20th century famed for this ability to escape from straitjackets, chain, handcuffs, and locked chests
Impresario
Sponsor or producer of entertainment, (opera, ballet, or classical music)
Impressionism
A style of painting associated with French artists of the late 19th century
I’ve been working on the railroad
American folksong
Jazz
Form of American music that grew out of african american musical traditions at the beginning of the 20th century. Major contribution of USA to the world of music.
John browns body
Song of the civil war that pays tribute to abolitionist john brown
John Henry
American folksong about the steel driving man John Henry
Jolly Roger
Black flag with a white skull and cross bones flowing by pirate ships
Scott Joplin
African american ragtime pianist 19-20
The entertainer and maple leaf rag
Justice
A figure in painting and sculpture that symbolizes the impartiality of true justice. Blindfolded woman with a scale in one hand and sword in other.
Kettledrum
Are you drum with skin stretched over a large shell in the shape of a half spear. The page can be changed by petals at the bottom of the drum. Also known by their Italian name Timpani.
Key
The main or central note of a piece or part of music
Francis Scott key
A lawyer and poet who wrote the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry Maryland during the war of 1812 18-20th
King Kong
One of the most famous movie monsters a giant eight who terrorized New York City and makes his last stand a top the Empire State building. It was filmed in 1930’s.
