Author Question: Although most Tin Pan Alley songwriters were white, there were also a few important black ... (Read 62 times)

jrubin · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Although most Tin Pan Alley songwriters were white, there were also a few important black songwriters, such as

a. Bob Cole and Hoagy Carmichael
b. W. C. Handy and Bob Cole
c. Fletcher Henderson and George Gershwin
d. Cole Porter and Eubie Blake

Question 2

What is a cantus firmus?

a. A canon that endlessly circles back to the beginning.
b. The highest vocal part in a polyphonic composition; later known as thesoprano part.
c. A musical technique in which two or three voices engage in voice exchange.
d. A well-established, previously existing melody, be it sacred chant or secularsong, that provides a structural framework for a polyphonic composition.