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What is the name of the jazz- and blues-influenced opera that George Gershwin composed in 1935? ... Started by Themember4	3 Replies 67 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by princessflame2016
What does a big band generally consist of? a. a very large number of instruments b. woodwinds, ... Started by krzymel	1 Replies 38 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by sarahccccc
Head arrangements were used in many big bands because a. there were too many musicians involved ... Started by sam.t96	1 Replies 27 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by 1_Step_At_ATime
Stock arrangements were used in many big bands because a. it made it possible for musicians who ... Started by mikaylakyoung	1 Replies 63 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by bigsis44
Who worked as a song plugger and an accompanist for blues singers before starting his own dance band ... Started by dakota nelson	3 Replies 34 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by joechoochoy
Which dance band became very popular in the mid-1920s, with Coleman Hawkins and Louis Armstrong as ... Started by joesmith1212	1 Replies 97 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by laurnthompson
What important lesson did the members of Fletcher Henderson's band learn from the visiting Louis ... Started by dbose	1 Replies 71 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by lindahyatt42
Which does not describe the importance of Don Redman's arrangements for the Fletcher Henderson band? ... Started by geoffrey	1 Replies 36 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by atrochim
Which 1930s big band became extremely successful with the arrangements that it acquired from ... Started by jjjetplane	3 Replies 95 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by skipfourms123
Which band did Duke Ellington use as a model for own big band in the late 1920s? a. McKinney's ... Started by JMatthes	1 Replies 48 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by meow1234
Duke Ellington was a. a pianist from Pittsburgh b. a trumpet player from New York c. a saxophone ... Started by Melani1276	1 Replies 41 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Jmfn03
How did Duke Ellington acquire his nickname? a. for his tough, no-nonsense attitude b. for his ... Started by cagreen833	1 Replies 13 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by reversalruiz
Who helped define the unique sound of Ellington's Washingtonians with his growling style of playing? ... Started by dakota nelson	3 Replies 39 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by tsternbergh47
Which trombonist in the Ellington Orchestra used a plunger mute to achieve a gutbucket sound? a. ... Started by burton19126	1 Replies 22 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Natalie4ever
Which of the following was not an aspect of the jungle sound of Ellington's band at the Cotton Club? ... Started by haleyc112	1 Replies 37 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by LVPMS
What would Ellington's audiences have typically experienced at the Cotton Club in Harlem? a. ... Started by 123654777	1 Replies 53 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by shaikhs
Which of the following is not one of the pieces Duke Ellington wrote for his Cotton Club band? a. ... Started by khang	3 Replies 36 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by rleezy04
Duke Ellington's recording of Creole Rhapsody was significant because it a. incorporated New ... Started by ap345	1 Replies 9 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by josephsuarez
What made Ellington such a successful arranger? a. he had composition lessons in college b. he ... Started by roselinechinyere27m	1 Replies 12 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Joy Chen
What did Ellington experiment with most in his early compositions? a. creating a unique color, ... Started by luvbio	1 Replies 84 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Jossy
How did Europeans react to ragtime in the early part of the twentieth century? a. they viewed it ... Started by natalie2426	3 Replies 43 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by shewald78
Which European composers were most influenced by jazz? a. Gustav Mahler and George Gershwin b. ... Started by chandani	1 Replies 111 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by shayla
How did Europeans learn about jazz, primarily? a. by traveling to the United States and visiting ... Started by sam.t96	1 Replies 45 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Tabitha_2016
The most significant European jazz ensemble to emerge in the 1930s in Paris was a. La Revue Negre ... Started by rosent76	1 Replies 25 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by T4T
Two of the most talented jazz musicians from Europe in the late 1920s were a. Django Reinhardt ... Started by magmichele12	3 Replies 24 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Kaytorgator