Chapter 24 Flashcards

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jongleurs

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popular musicians aka minstrels

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liturgy

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higher authority. system of prayers and worship of a particular religion

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plainchant

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aka gregorian chant. official music of catholic church in middle age

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4
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who was the first composer?

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billings

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5
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where did american get instrumental and opera

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german for instrumental and italy for opera

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simple anthems based on hymns with little counterpoint

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fuging tunes

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earliest american composers in vernacular?

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foster and philip sousa

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minstrel shows, call response tunes, and spirituals are what type of music

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early african american music

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performed by white ppl in blackface. popular at midcentury; comedic with ethiopian songs and shit

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minstrel shows

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common in west africa. phrase sung by leader and echoed by chorus. use in black american church. feature in blues and jazz

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call and response

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11
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religious folk song for black ppl.

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spiritual

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improvisation, snycopation, and instrumental notes are feature to what?

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early jazz

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blues and rag time that emerged from african culture. where entire history is recorded?

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early jazz

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added ornaments and new contrived interludes that are used to elaborate around a song

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breaks

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15
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accent in music are moved away from main beats

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syncopation

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16
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accent are moved just a fraction of a beat ahead of metrical points. (music in swing)

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beat syncopation in jazz

17
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black folk song thats lonely trouble and depressing

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blues

18
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precursor of jazz, style of piano developed by african americans. scott joplin lead this shit

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ragtime

19
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piano bass drums guitar are this section of jazz instrument

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rhythmic

20
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sax clarinet trumpet trombone are this section of jazz instrument

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melody

21
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if you have ever been down by gw thomas is?

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blues

22
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dixieland, originate in new orleans, luis armstrong played here. used a lot of improv

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new orleans jazz

23
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big band jazz

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swing

24
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10 25 players in jazz is called? used less improv and more arrangement

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big band

25
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famous musician in swing. used big bands. conga brava. born in DC. play piano in jazz band.

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duke ellington

26
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what is later jazz genres? started after WW2

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bebop

27
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jazz style in 1940 had just trumpet and sax with piano. instrumental type of shit

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bebop

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carlie parker and miles davis are famous for this genre. wrote out of nowhere.

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bebop

29
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fusion, hard pop, cool are?

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shit after bebop

30
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bitches brew is written by? most innovative figures in jazz. trumpeter compose. started with swing then to bebop and made new shit

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miles davis.

31
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used electric guitar and electric keyboards?

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fusion jazz

32
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who influenced jazz in concert halls? ex is prelude 1

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gershwin.

33
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wrote west side story that was musical based on romeo and juliet. use jazz, classical, and other musical style.

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bernstein. leonard.