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American Music History Exam 1
chapter 1-6
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Undergraduate 2
09/28/2011

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Minstrelsy
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featured mainly white performers who painted their faces black and carried out parodies
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George Washington Dixon
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first performer who established a wide reputation as a black face performer
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Thomas Dartmouth rice
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white actor from 7th ward in NY "jim crow' made him popular and he immitated a poor southern slave
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Harry Von tilzer
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Daddy of popular song- known for making music so simple that a baby could sing it
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James A. Bland
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First successful black composer
ex minstrel show performer from middle class bckground
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Charles K Harris
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Charles was not trained in music
Had first hit, sold 5 million copies of sheet music to after the ball
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Ragtime was influenced by what 3 things
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Banjo rhythms from africa
Cuban Habanera
Influenced by oompan bass (country style)
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Who wrote "all coons look alike to me"?
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African american ernest hogan
first published rag song
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Who was the most famous ragtime composer?
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Scott Joplin
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Ferdinand "jelly roll" Morton:
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MOst famous ragtime performer out of New orleans
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James Reese Europe
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African Band Leader that found the clef club in 1910 and had the first signed back group
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New Orleans Jazz
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Earliest form of jazz around 1900 that started cuz of wide diversity
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Original Dixieland Jazz Band
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white group from new orleans that created a national fad for jazz
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King oliver and the creole jazz band
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More relaxed and flowing jazz and king oliver had a relationship with louis armstrong
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NOBLE SISSLE and Eubie Blake
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they wrote the the first succesful all black broadway show that also featured jazz
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Paul Whiteman
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The king of jazz
Born in denver
made jazz approachable
popularized by irene and vernon castle
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When was the golden age for tin pan alley
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1920-1930
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Irving Berlin
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Born in Russia this jewish guy wrote god bless america and white christmas
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standards
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songs that remain
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george gershwin
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wasnt afraid to use jazz and classical influence and wrote I got rhythm and embraceable you
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Who was known as the queen of blues?
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Mamie Smith- she released "crazy blues"
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Gertrude "ma" rainey
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known as mother of blues
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Bessie smith
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KNown as empress of blues and was the center piece of columbias race records
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WC handy
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Father of blues and most influential composer of classic blues artists. he wrote st louis blues which was sung by besie smith and had call and response
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Country Blues earliest performer...
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Charley Patton
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Tom rushen blues
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AAB text and 12 bar form by charley patton
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
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First country blues star and wrote black snake moan
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Robert Johnson
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most influential of all blues artists
wrote crossroad performed by cream and influenced led zeppelin
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Grand ole opry
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radio station out of atlanta
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vernon dalhart
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ex opera singer who recorded first hit in country
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the carter family and jimmie rodgers
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presented conservative morals and god
influenced by apalachian music
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Jimmie rodgers
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most veratile progressive country artist and wrote blue yodel no 11 and had blues style
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who wrote waiting for a train and dreaming with tears in my eyes
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jimmie rodgers
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what created the downfall of the race records
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the great depression
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woody guthrie
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wrote this land is your land and ludlow massacre--- first dude to call out government
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form of Wrapping it up by fletcher henderson
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abacabc form
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Benny goodman
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king of swing
-jewish guy that had a carrer boosted by JOHN HAMMOND a&r guy and tv
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Count Basie
Definition
Big Band who wrote one oclock jump
which is 12 bar blues
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Duke ellington
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one of the most important musicians of the 20th century known for unusual harmonies and wrote KOKO 12 bar blues
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Glen Miller
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trombone and band leader--- THE MOST popular dance band for a few years -- clean sounding/ was in millitary
WROTE- in the mood
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MILLS BORTHERS
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african american vocal harmony group and was first black band to score commercial success
wrote paper doll aabb
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Roy acuff
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most popular hillbilly singer of swing era- wrote great speckled bird which id the anthem of country
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What instrument was early country music influenced by that was african american
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dobro
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Gene Autry
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First successful singing cowboy
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sons of the prisoners
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vocal trio
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what was the song that we listended to by the western swing band texas playboys (bob willis)
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new san antonio rose by bob willis
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Western swing had 2 influences from other cultures what were they
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latin and african
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rhumba king spanish born violinist and wrote brazil (ABCD)
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xavier cugat
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Montuno:
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spanish term for a formal section generally the second half of a given piece. also can be used to describe a repeating rhythmic loop often played by a pianist
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Machito
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first band leader to use full aresenal of percussion - had a big hit called "nague"
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