Music P33 Flashcards
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Monroe Rosenfelt coined the term “Tin Pan Alley” when he was in who’s office?
A
Harry Von Tilzer
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Who coined the term “Tin Pan Alley”?
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Journalist Monroe Rosenfelt
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Q
Define: Tin Pan Alley
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Catchy hits that dominated American popular music from the1880’s to 1950’s
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Q
Avent-Garde is a French term for what?
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“Military Vanguard”
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Q
From August 1914-19 how many songs were filed for copyright protection?
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111,973 Songs
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Between August 1914-19, how many songs devoted to patriotism were patented? Published?
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35,600 Patriotic Songs
7,300 Published
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Q
In 1900, how many piano shops were based in NY alone?
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130 Shops
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Q
The market for sheet music in the early 1900’s consisted of who?
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Average American Citizens
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To promote Tin Pan Alley music, publishers hired who?
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Song-Pluggers
