Which statement best characterizes the improvisations played by bop musicians?
a. Smooth, featuring many sustained notes
b. Predictable and requiring little instrumental skill
c. Fast, with many twists and turns
d. Essential the same as swing era improvisations
c. Fast, with many twists and turns
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Which of the following New Orleans musicians was not involved with Louis Armstrong's classic Hot Five recordings?
a. Johnny St. Cyr on banjo b. Johnny Dodds on clarinet c. Kid Ory on trombone d. Joe "King" Oliver on cornet
One reason head charts were favored by territory bands is that
a. many of the players in these bands were great sight readers b. many of the players in these bands were not music readers c. it was important to play tunes that people recognized d. they were published in such large quantities that they were inexpensive
Which of the following is not a typical characteristic of European music?
What will be an ideal response?
Monteverdi wrote in all the following genres EXCEPT:
a. opera b. madrigal c. symphony d. none of the above