“The Big Show” alludes to what opera?
Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”
“The Big Show” reflects an awareness of what?
World War I
Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” portrays what?
Japanese Geisha waiting for her American lover
Raymond Hubbell’s “Poor Butterfly” Foxtrot is interpreted as an…
Elegy to a young man killed in war
“Swing” is a performance style that lengthens the _____ and shortens the _____ correspondingly.
First Note
Second Note
“Swing” has a bit of a _____ effect.
Sing-Song
Piano ragtime pieces combined with swing are called what?
Stride Piano
The name “stride” comes from the…
Left Hand Performing Large Leaps
Stride pianists did not limit themselves to what kind of form?
Multi-Thematic Form