Module 3

Question 1

Two Primary Contributions of Tin Pan Alley

Answer 1

1. Standardization of song form

2. The development of various promotional methods

Question 2

Key Roles in Tin Pan Alley

Answer 2

Composers, music publishers, song pluggers, and performers.

Question 3

Tin Pan Alley

Answer 3

A street in New York where many composers, publicists, songwriters, and musicians worked during the period of 1880 to 1953. The term also refers to the catchy, memorable songs created during this time period by these publishers

Question 4

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Answer 4

Song by Harry Von Tilzer, the Daddy of Popular Music.

Question 5

Will Rossiter

Answer 5

Composer and music promoter who created song plugging.

Question 6

Song Plugging

Answer 6

A type of music promotion from Tin Pan Alley. They would sing songs in public and try and sell the sheet music. They would also try and bribe musicians to adopt their songs.

Question 7

Little Lost Child

Answer 7

Song by Joseph Stern and Edward Marks.

Question 8

Della Fox

Answer 8

Made the ballad “Little Lost Child” very famous.

Question 9

Irving Berlin

Answer 9

One of the prolific and celebrated Tin Pan Alley composers. Song plugger for Harry Von Tilzer.

Question 10

Verse-Song Chorus Form

Answer 10

A key feature of Tin Pan Alley. The verse would tell the story, and the chorus would reiterate the message of the song.

Question 11

Charles K. Harris

Answer 11

Composer of “After the ball”.

Question 12

Dance Music in 19th Century

Answer 12

Largely influenced by European upper class.

Question 13

Gilmore Band

Answer 13

One of the most famous early Brass bands. Patrick Gilmore was the leader.

Question 14

Herbert L. Clarke

Answer 14

A Canadian violinist, cornestist, and bandmaster who inaccurately predicted the demise of the trumpet.

Question 15

Calixa Lavilee

Answer 15

Composer of O Canada!

Question 16

Cornet

Answer 16

Instrument used by Herbert L. Clarke that sort of died.

Question 17

John Philip Sousa

Answer 17

Composer of some of the most well-known marches of the 20th century.

Question 18

Graphophone

Answer 18

Invented by Edison in the late 19th century, it would be the first invention that recorded sound and replayed it.

Question 19

Emile Berliner

Answer 19

Invented the gramophone, a flat disc alternative to Edison’s cylinder, which soon became obsolete.

Question 20

Enrico Caruso

Answer 20

An Italian opera star and one of the first singers to get famous off of recording technology.