History of Pop Music - unit 1 Flashcards
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What is the minstrel show?
The first form of musical and theatrical entertainment regarded by European audiences as distinctively American in character.
Who primarily performed in minstrel shows?
Mainly white performers who artificially blackened their skin.
What neighborhoods did minstrel shows emerge from?
Rough-and-tumble, predominantly working-class neighborhoods such as New York City’s Seventh Ward.
What entertainment form is the minstrel show a direct ancestor of?
Vaudeville.
Who was Stephen Collins Foster?
The most influential songwriter of American popular song during the nineteenth century.
was MAJORLY ripped off by publishing company
How many songs did Stephen Foster compose?
Around two hundred songs.
What role did brass band concerts play in American life from the Civil War through the 1910s?
One of the most important musical aspects.
Who was John Philip Sousa?
The most popular bandleader from the 1890s through World War I.
Who was America’s ‘March King’?
John Philip Sousa
What is Tin Pan Alley known for?
- street in NY - center of the American music publishing business by the end of the 1800s
- a song form (AABA)
What did the term ‘ragtime’ originally refer to?
Only piano music.
What did ragtime music add to popular music in America?
Rhythmic vitality (syncopation).
What instrument influenced the basic patterns of ragtime music?
Banjo.
What was the phonograph invented for?
To transform sound waves into physical impressions to reproduce original sounds.
Who was the ‘King of Jazz’?
- Paul Whiteman
- known for directing a concert band and symphonic jazz.
What notable work featured Paul Whiteman’s band?
George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’.
Which famous jazz musician is credited with establishing core features of jazz?
Louis Armstrong.
What did Duke Ellington develop that featured dense textures?
‘Jungle music’.
Who was the ‘King of Swing’?
Benny Goodman
What style is Count Basie’s band most closely associated with?
The blues tradition.
What was Glenn Miller known for in the music industry?
Leading the most popular dance band from 1939 until 1942.
What is the best-selling jazz album of all time?
‘Kind of Blue’ by Miles Davis.
What is vocalese in jazz?
A style of jazz singing where words are added to an instrumental soloist’s improvisation.
Fill in the blank: The basic patterns of ragtime music were transferred from the _______.
banjo.
