Author Question: Which band did Duke Ellington use as a model for own big band in the late 1920s? a. McKinney's ... (Read 52 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Which band did Duke Ellington use as a model for own big band in the late 1920s?

a. McKinney's Cotton Pickers
b. Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
c. Benny Goodman Orchestra
d. The Benny Carter Big Band All Stars

Question 2

The d'Este family was a musically astute, but rough and sometimes brutal dynasty that ruled ________ during the late fifteenth century. Important composers who were associated at one time or another with this family included Josquin des Prez, Adrian Willaert, and Carlo Gesualdo.

a. Florence
b. Naples
c. Rome
d. Ferrara