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General Music 20th Century Review

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  • Name this pitch
    G
  • In the Story Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye has how many daughters?
    Five
  • Wynton Marsalis says "No Motion, no _____, no _____, no music.
    Rhythm
  • The earliest forms of electronic music were created by this composer, who wrote "Philomel"
    Milton Babbitt
  • According to Wynton Marsalis, sound has to be _______ to be music
    Organized
  • Name this pitch
    A
  • Duke Ellington's most popular song - which was written by Billy Strayhorn - was
    Take the A Train
  • Scott Joplin settled in this U.S city at the age of 17
    St. Louis
  • What is the value of one eighth note?
    1/2 beat
  • What is the value of one quarter note?
    1 beat
  • Name this pitch
    G
  • What are the strings on the guitar?
    EADGBE
  • The _______ _______ is a group that supplies the pulse and harmonic background in Jazz.
    Rhythm Section
  • Steve Reich created "Clapping Music." This was an example of which 20th century compositional technique?
    Minimalism
  • How does Tevye convince his wife Golde to support his decision to allow Motel and Tzietel to marry
  • What is the value of one half note
    2 beats
  • Name this pitch
    D
  • Arnold Schoenberg was a leader in the use of...
    12-tone/atonality/expressionism music
  • In the story Fiddler on the Roof, what is the name of the town where the fictional characters live?
    Anatevka
  • Name this pitch
    C
  • Which style of jazz originated from funeral marches?
    Dixieland
  • Louis Armstrong moved to Chicago in the 1920s from which city?
    New Orleans
  • When playing a tone chime, move the chime upward in a ______ motion
    Circular
  • He was one of the great musicians of Dixieland Jazz
    Louis Armstrong
  • In 1899, Duke Ellington was born in this city:
    Washington D.C.
  • Name this pitch
    C
  • What is the value of one whole note?
    four beats
  • This was one of Scott Joplin's most famous rags - named after the club he played in
    Maple Leaf Rag
  • What are the strings on the ukulele?
    GCEA
  • ________ ________ instruments were two cornets or trumpets, a clarinet, and a trombone.
    Front Line
  • Describe what a "Fret" is
    metal bumps on a guitars fretboard which help with finger placement and changing pitch
  • These musicians and artists wanted to express their innermost feelings.
    Expressionist