Music Styles

Question 1

Rag

Answer 1

• Peak popularity between 1895 and 1918
• Syncopated “ragged” rhythm
• Origins in African American comunities such as in St. Louis as a development of jigs and march music
• Ernest Hogan (1865-1909) was a pioneer of ragtime and was the first composer to have his ragtime pieces published as sheet music
• Scott Joplin became famous through the publication of “Maple Leaf Rag” and other hits such as “The Entertainer”

Question 2

Swing

Answer 2

• Popular in 1930s and 1940s
• Emphasis on the off-beat or weaker pulse in the music
• Swing bands often featured soloists who would improviseon the melody over the arrangement

Question 3

Boogie-woogie

Answer 3

• became most popular in the late 1920s but developed in African American communities in the 1870s
• boogie-woogie music is generally associated with dancing
• the msuic style is characterised by a walking base played with the left hand

Question 4

Celtic

Question 5

Percussive

Question 6

Double Base

Question 7

Reggae

Answer 7

• originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s
• genre of reggae is led by the drum and bass

Question 8

Blues

Question 9

Jazz