MUL 29: American Popular Music from 1935

What is NOT true about The Broadway Musical?

The “Volume” is a libretto containing the lyrics

Which of these is NOT true about Charlie “Bird” Parker?

As he kicked his addictions, he became one of the most respected members of the jazz community

What is NOT true about Bebop?

Relied on musical notation

Which of the following was NOT written by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

Sweeney Todd

Which of these is NOT true about Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd?

The musical is a four-hour long comedy with extensive spoken dialogue

Which of the following is NOT true about Stephen Sondheim?

He gained fame as the composer for Phantom of the Opera

What is NOT true about John Coltrane?

One of the most accomplished trumpeter/vocalists of the 1950s

What is NOT true about Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story?

Was the first musical to embrace the twelve-tone compositional style

What is NOT true about Leonard Bernstein?

Best known for his choral works

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Reaction to bebop, a high-pitched, hard driving style

Cool jazz

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Saxophonist Kenny G

Smooth jazz

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

More lyrical, more mellow, slower, quieter

Cool jazz

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Miles Davis released two albums that incorporated rock elements

Jazz fusion

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Jazz combo plus orchestral instruments, such as Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool

Cool jazz

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Electronic bass and strong drumming with a backbeat

Jazz fusion

Match the elements of jazz with the appropriate jazz style:

Response to commercial success of rock music

Jazz fusion