Author Question: Why wasn't much of the music that marked the transition from swing to bebop documented on ... (Read 54 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Why wasn't much of the music that marked the transition from swing to bebop documented on recordings?

a. record company executives didn't understand this newer style of jazz
b. bebop musicians weren't interested in making any recordings
c. there was a musician's union strike in 1942 that led to a recording ban
d. wartime restrictions caused recording studios to shut down

Question 2

What size orchestra played the first performance of Water Music for King George I in 1717?

a. around 100 musicians
b. around 15 musicians
c. around 30 musicians
d. around 50 musicians