The rhythm of the cakewalk dance fad is most notable for:
a. Its slow, steady pace
b. Its hopping gait
c. Its influences from the blues singing of field workers
d. It was the first persistent use of syncopation in popular music
D
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Large labels and their parent organizations don’t care much about the music publishing rights for the songs by their artists who are under recording contracts. 2. Self-contained groups recording for a major label are typically subject to union contracts that deal with issues not addressed in royalty artist contracts. 3. Tracking or overdubbing is forbidden in recording sessions subject to SAG-AFTRA jurisdiction. 4. Background singers on a major hit album might earn contingent scale payments of more than 10 times the scale payment they received from the original recording session. 5. A major label acquiring a master recording from an independent producer must pay musicians (retroactively if not already paid) the relevant AFM and SAG-AFTRA scale and contingent scale payments.
Describe the function of a slash through a figured-bass number.
What will be an ideal response?
The band that marketed its online album with voluntary pricing was
a. Radiohead b. Green Day c. Black Eyed Peas d. Nickelback
Which musical work listed below was the likely catalyst for a popular uprising that erupted in Brussels when it was performed there in 1830?
a) Un ballo in maschera b) La muette de Portici c) Robert le diable d) Der Freischütz