Music P7 Flashcards

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“The Big Show” alludes to what opera?

A

Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly”

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“The Big Show” reflects an awareness of what?

A

World War I

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Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly” portrays what?

A

Japanese Geisha waiting for her American lover

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Raymond Hubbell’s “Poor Butterfly” Foxtrot is interpreted as an…

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Elegy to a young man killed in war

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“Swing” is a performance style that lengthens the _____ and shortens the _____ correspondingly.

A

First Note

Second Note

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“Swing” has a bit of a _____ effect.

A

Sing-Song

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Piano ragtime pieces combined with swing are called what?

A

Stride Piano

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The name “stride” comes from the…

A

Left Hand Performing Large Leaps

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Stride pianists did not limit themselves to what kind of form?

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Multi-Thematic Form

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