Author Question: What were musicians in the swing era expected to be able to do? a. improvise a solo whenever ... (Read 64 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What were musicians in the swing era expected to be able to do?

a. improvise a solo whenever somebody pointed to them
b. read music well and blend with the other musicians
c. switch between multiple instruments during the performance
d. devise new head arrangements on the spot

Question 2

Identify the correct definition for contrafactum.

a. Music for two, three, or four choirs placed in different parts of a building.
b. The bottom voice that continually repeats throughout a composition.
c. A technique in which all the instrumental parts double the vocal lines.
d. Transforming a secular composition into a sacred one or a sacred work intoa secular one.