Music P16

Question 0

What trio performed “St. Louis Blues” for the Listening Guide Recording?

Answer 0

Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Fred Longshaw

Question 1

“St. Louis Blues” in the Listening Guide Section was recorded how many years after the song was written?

Answer 1

11 Years

Question 2

What did Fred Longshaw play in the “St. Louis Blues”?

Answer 2

Small Reed-Pipe Organ

Question 3

Why was Melody C not repeated in “St. Louis Blues”?

Answer 3

Limit of 1925 Recording Device

Question 4

By using three different melodies in “St. Louis Blues”, W.C. Handy blends what two things together?

Answer 4

Classic Blues

Multi-Thematic Form of Ragtime

Question 5

What note change makes “St. Louis Blues” similar to ragtime?

Answer 5

B Strain Switching to Minor Mode

Question 6

What dance style was introduced in Melody B of “St. Louis Blues”?

Answer 6

Tango

Question 7

The described cumulative effect of the three performers in “St. Louis Blues” is described as being what?

Answer 7

Highly Personal & Mournful

Question 8

The interaction between Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong is an example of what?

Answer 8

Call-and-Response