Quiz 4 Flashcards
What is the difference between a art song and a aura?
Aura is a song from an opera and art song is a song for voice and piano
What is a art song?
A musical composition typically for a voice and piano in the classical traditional
What is vocalize?
Exercise for the voice
What it the German version of art song?
Lieder
What is the Russian version for art song?
Romance
What is the French version for art song?
Melode
What is jazz?
A genre of music that originated in the USA in the late 19th and early 20th century
When did jazz begin?
Late 19th century and early 20th century
What does jazz make heavy use of?
Improvisation
What is known as one of the most American art form?
Jazz
What is rag time?
It is characterized by syncopated or a “ragged” rhythm it began as dance music in the “red light district” or New Orleans and st. Louis
When was ragtime a popular genre?
1895-1918
Who was one of the most famous ragtime composers?
Scott Joplin
Who was Scott Joplin?
An African American composer and pianist
What is a popular ragtime by Scott Joplin?
Maple leaf rag
What is Scott Joplin said to be the American equivalent too?
American equivalent to Mozart
What also influenced jazz instead of ragtime?
Spirituals
What Louis Armstrong nickname?
Sachmo
What is a popular song by Louis Armstrong?
What a wonderful world
Who was Louis Armstrong?
A African American jazz sing and trumpet player and influential figure in jazz music
What are Louis Armstrong dates?
1901-1971
Where was Louis Armstrong born?
New Orleans
Who was known for singing with Louis Armstrong?
Ella Fitzgerald
What was Louis Armstrong known for doing when singing?
Scatting
Who is George Gershwin?
An Jewish American composer and song plugger
What was George Gershwin’s dates?
1898-1937
What established George Gershwin as a great composer?
Rhapsody in blue (1924)
What is the well known opera by George Gershwin?
Porgy and Bess (1934)
What was porgy and Bess?
A opera by George Gershwin and it was a folktale and American tale in a fictional place
What is Leontyne price?
A soprano born in laurel, MS
When was Leontyne price born?
1927
Who is William warfield?
A bass baritone born in Arkansas
What is a cabaret?
A type of entertainment featuring song, dance, recitation, or drama….associated with nightclubs originating in 1881 with French cabaret
Where is cell block tango from?
The musical
Who is Edith Piaf?
A French cabaret singer
What was Edith Piaf’s nickname?
The little sparrow or the voice of France
What was Edith piaf’s dates?
1915-1963
Who was cole porter?
An American composer and song writer
What was cole porter’s dates?
1891-1964
