Test 1

Question 1

Maple Leaf Rag

Answer 1

Scott Joplin, 1890s

Question 2

Stagolee

Answer 2

Mississippi John Hurt, 1920s

Question 3

After the Ball

Answer 3

Charles K Harris, 1890s

Question 4

East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Answer 4

Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley, 1920s

Question 5

I Got Rhythm

Answer 5

George (music) and Ira (lyrics) Gershwin, Ethel Merman (sing), 1930s

Question 6

St. Louis Blues

Answer 6

written WC Handy, 1910s, recorded Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong, 1920s

Question 7

Cross Road Blues

Answer 7

Robert Johnson, 1930s

Question 8

Syncopation

Answer 8

feature of some rhythms, emphasis on upbeats

Question 9

Ragtime

Answer 9

Popular style of 1880s - 1910s, originated by black piano players

Question 10

Most famous ragtime composer

Answer 10

Scott Joplin

Question 11

Ragtime: Blended elements

Answer 11

European derived march style, African American derived banjo style

Question 12

When was the Jazz Age

Answer 12

1920s

Question 13

“Golden Age” of Tin Pan Alley songs

Answer 13

1920s - 1930s

Question 14

Verse-Refrain form

Answer 14

AABA form, ex: I Got Rhythm

Question 15

The Blues

Answer 15

foundational American music, “race records”, call and response

Question 16

Country Blues

Answer 16

• Older, less polished
• strong association with poor south
• mostly sung by males
• More flexible

Question 17

Classic Blues

Answer 17

• First style of blues popularized on record
• Mostly written by middle class pro black writers
• Mostly sung by female singers w/ accompaniment

Question 18

Slide guitar

Answer 18

Done by Robert Johnson