The Entertainer Flashcards
1
Q
What is stride bass?
A
leaping between the bass and harmony notes in the left hand part of a piano accompaniment
2
Q
What is ragtime?
A
a kind of music evolved by black American musicians in the 1890s and played especially on the piano, characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly accented accompaniment
3
Q
What is syncopation?
A
placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn’t normally occur
4
Q
When was The Entertainer released?
A
1974
5
Q
What key does The Entertainer start in?
A
C Major
6
Q
What key does The Entertainer modulate to in section C?
A
F Major
