msuic 101 jan 25

Increased dissonance widened gap between art and popular music

True

Ragtime primarily associated with African Americans

True

Tin Pan Alley definition

Both a physical place and a musical genre

Cole Porter reputation

Excellent lyricist

George Gershwin interests

Jazz and classical music

Sweet Adelines

Women singing barbershop style

Rural blues roots

Field holler

Classic blues purpose

Primarily entertainment

Classic blues singers gender

Mostly women

Jazz combo origins

New Orleans

European influence on jazz

Marches and dances

Typical blues topic

Unrequited love

Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith role

Classic blues singers, not instrumentalists

Modern country music roots

Multiple musical traditions

Hillbilly music popularity

Widely popular

Country song topics

Disasters, murders, storytelling

Yodel origin

European folk tradition

Country and western term

Outdated and inaccurate

Gospel genre

Both African American and white traditions

Country music regional trends

Frequently adopted

Zydeco influence on country

Accordion

Zydeco blend

African American and French traditions

Hawaiian influence on country

Steel guitar

Ukulele origin

Hawaii

Cajun ancestry

French settlers

Ragtime origin era

1890s

Tin Pan Alley leaders

Jewish American composers

Take Me Out to the Ballgame meter

March-like duple meter

Tin Pan Alley decline exception

Hollywood independence

African-derived ragtime feature

Syncopation

Irving Berlin productivity

Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood

March or rag section

Strain

To rag a melody

Syncopate rhythm

Tin Pan Alley industry

Popular music

1920s song popularity exception

Theatre performances

Modulation definition

Change of key

Scott Joplin false claim

Rags were improvised

Irving Berlin famous songs

White Christmas, Easter Parade, God Bless America

ASCAP purpose

Ensure creators are paid

Jazz most important influence

African rhythms

Blues harmony feature

Unusual chord patterns

Twelve-bar blues false statement

Four three-measure lines

New Orleans jazz growth reason

Storyville jobs

Chicago jazz difference

More complex improvisation

Stride and boogie-woogie

Jazz piano styles

Father of the blues

W. C. Handy

Combo definition

Small band

New Orleans improvisation basis

Familiar tunes

Louis Armstrong instrument

Trumpet

Cajun music location

Louisiana

Grand Ole Opry false statement

Opera music

Hillbilly solo song pioneer

Jimmie Rodgers

Carter Family tradition

Close conservative family

Honky-tonk origin

Texas bars and clubs

Bluegrass creator

Bill Monroe

Nashville Sound description

Country with pop instrumentation

Singing cowboy trend

Gene Autry and Tex Ritter

Hillbilly term usage

All country folk music

Harsh-lyrics country style

Honky-tonk

Backbeat definition

Accents two and four

Bluegrass focus

Vocal

Country response to rock and roll

Nashville Sound

Alison Krauss facts

From Illinois, fiddle virtuoso, Union Station

Modern country music roots

Blends British folk ballads, African American blues, gospel, Appalachian music, and popular music

Great Depression effect on country

Economic hardship shaped themes of poverty, loss, and working-class life and helped spread country music through radio and recordings