Name a style of music that is a direct result of the blending of cultures and traditions.
What will be an ideal response?
Jazz, blues, various ethnic musics
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A. Tokonoma B. Tatami C. Nezumi D. Engawa
Since women were the primary benefactors of music lessons in nineteenth-century America, why are there so few recognized women composers from that era, especially considering that their teachers were highly educated European masters?
What will be an ideal response?
Spirituals are strophic settings of religious texts to folk or popular tunes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Match the following:
a. MTV b. DOR c. The Cable Act of 1984 d. Bruce Springsteen e. Go-Go's f. Purple Rain g. The Travelling Wilburys h. The Wiz i. "We Are the World" j. The Jackson 5 k. Duran Duran l. Joel Whitburn 1. One of Motown's most famous groups. 2. A term used to describe an array of musical styles which synthesized post-punk and post-disco sounds. 3. Considered the "guru" of Billboard charts who heads Records research. 4. A group that included Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison and Roy Orbison among many other famous musicians. 5. A British pop group that was one of the first to appear on MTV. 6. A musical film which starred Michael Jackson. 7. One of the first all-girl rock groups. 8. Song written in response to help raise funds for famine relief in Africa. 9. An quasi-autobiographical film by Prince. 10. Musician who sought to bring mainstream rock back into music of the 1980s. 11. Deregulation of the television industry which allowed cable industry to both expand its audience and diversify its programming. 12. A cable network which began broadcasting music videos in 1981.