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Match the following: a. amplifier b. Charleston c. crooning d. flapper e. electric recording ... Started by Alainaaa8	1 Replies 40 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by alexisweber49
Chattanooga Choo Choo was a major hit for the Benny Goodman Orchestra, whose band easily moved ... Started by burchfield96	1 Replies 42 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by durant1234
Swing style, as contrasted with Sweet, is more about melody than rhythm. a. True b. ... Started by geodog55	3 Replies 31 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by stano32
Fletcher Henderson is known as the king of swing. a. True b. ... Started by CharlieWard	1 Replies 56 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by ecabral0
The big bands also featured a singer or small group of vocalists. a. True b. ... Started by dalyningkenk	1 Replies 14 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by frre432
Duke Ellington was known for writing music that featured unique combinations of instruments and ... Started by tatyanajohnson	1 Replies 55 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by strudel15
The Goodman group's style of playing in I've Found a New Baby is jazz-based swing. a. True b. ... Started by kodithompson	3 Replies 25 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by iman
Benny Goodman, The King of Swing, was one of the top jazz trumpeters in the country during the ... Started by SO00	1 Replies 40 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by parker125
The Sweet style of big band music was less syncopated than the Swing style. a. True b. ... Started by lunatika	1 Replies 39 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by ansleighelindsey
Benny Goodman was known for being one of the first bandleaders to racially integrate his small ... Started by leo leo	1 Replies 41 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by chloejackso
The high point of Duke Ellington's tenure in New York was 4-year run at the famous Ko-Ko Club. a. ... Started by mpobi80	3 Replies 32 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by mk6555
In the Swing era, most of the hit songs were strictly instrumental. a. True b. ... Started by beccaep	1 Replies 21 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by macagnavarro
This famous bandleader was one of the first to racially integrate his band: a. Glenn Miller b. ... Started by a0266361136	1 Replies 96 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by vish98
The melody for Wrappin' It Up is constructed from: a. a heterogeneous contour b. a wide contour ... Started by sjones	1 Replies 221 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by yuyiding
Which of the following best describes a swing rhythm? a. syncopation over a two-beat rhythm b. ... Started by Alygatorr01285	3 Replies 104 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by T4T
Who composed Ko-Ko? a. Duke Ellington b. Benny Goodman c. Count Basie d. Glenn ... Started by Mollykgkg	1 Replies 33 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by pallen55
Count Basie named his famous hit Jumpin' at the Woodside from a hotel by the same name in this ... Started by PhilipSeeMore	1 Replies 17 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by hramirez205
A feature which made Ellington's music distinct came from his use of: a. musicians with special ... Started by erika	1 Replies 106 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by javimendoza7
In the postwar years, swing spit off in three directions. Which of the following is NOT one of those ... Started by vicotolentino	3 Replies 60 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by bassamabas
Swing as jazz was usually an instrumental music. Swing as popular music was usually: a. reliant ... Started by biggirl4568	1 Replies 203 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by angrybirds13579
What event seemed to signal the end of the swing era? a. the rise of musicals in film b. the end ... Started by sjones	1 Replies 15 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Sarahjh
The form for Duke Ellington's Ko-Ko: a. 12-bar blues b. AABA c. expanded ABAC with verse ... Started by go.lag	1 Replies 34 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by jomama
This is the quality that most distinguishes Duke Ellington's music from that of all other bands: ... Started by cnetterville	3 Replies 46 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by iman
Robert Johnson recorded profusely in his short musical career.V a. True b. ... Started by pepyto	1 Replies 59 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by C.mcnichol98
Black gospel music is a blend of the black spiritual, blues, and jazz. a. True b. ... Started by wenmo	1 Replies 52 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Dinolord