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danielfitts88

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Write a brief essay on the types of entertainment and performers that would have been associated with the classic minstrel shows by the 1840s.
 
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Question 2

Which of the following instruments was not very common in early jazz?
 
  a. cornet
 b. trombone
 c. saxophone
 d. clarinet


s.meritte

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Reply #1 on: Jul 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

variety show
songs (solo and full chorus), dances, jokes, conundrums, satirical speeches, and skits
performers
only four at first
seated in a rough semicircle on the stage
banjo and fiddle players in the middle
fiddle
played the tune
banjo
played an ornamented version of the tune
foot-tapping
rhythm section: two end-men
tambourine and bones
indulged in outrageous horseplay
bones
a pair in each hand, rattled together

Answer to Question 2

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danielfitts88

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Reply #2 on: Jul 25, 2018
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