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Jazz
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- 1Jazz is music created by _________ not ________.musicians not composers
- 2What city did jazz originate in? What kinds of places was it played in?New Orleans; streets, night clubs, restaurants, and bars
- 3What are 4 characteristics that describe jazz?Rooted in improvisation; syncopated rhythm; steady beat; unique tone colors and performance techniques
- 4Term "jazz" was coined in ______, but music itself was heard since ______.1917; 1900
- 5Little jazz was recorded before ______. None at all before the _______________________ in ______.1923; Original Dixieland Jazz Band; 1917
- 6Besides New Orleans, what other American cites has jazz shifted too?Kansas City, Chicago, NYC, and LA.
- 7What dates did ragtime flourish in?1890-1915
- 8Where did ragtime originate?Southern and Midwestern United States in saloons and dance halls.
- 9Ragtime is played in ______ meter and at _____ tempo.duple meter and at march tempo
- 10What are the 4 mediums that let ragtime reach listeners?Sheet music, player pianos, ragtime songs, arrangements for dance/marching bands.
- 11What are Scott Joplin's dates?1868-1917
- 12Joplin was a __________ and ______. His father was a ______.composer; pianist; slave
- 13Joplin was trained in _________ music. He wrote one _______ and two _______.classical; ballet; operas
- 14What are Joplin's most famous rags?"The Entertainer" and "Maple Leaf Rag"
- 15Where was Joplin born and raised? After his success where did he move? Where was his second move to and when was it?Missouri; St. Louis; NYC in 1909
- 16Joplin couldn't get his opera "____________" produced. What did do to him?Treemonisha; it led him to a physical and emotional breakdown.
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- 10th grade Music Flashcards on Jazz, created by Alexis Medina on 23/03/2017.
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