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History Of Rock And Roll Test 1 Uleth: Questions And Answers
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History Of Rock And Roll Test 1 Uleth: Questions AndAnswers
I've Got a Women*** Right Ans - Ray Charles.
Gospel-based blues (r/b)
Instru: Starts with drums, piano, sax, and horns.Strong emphasis on back beat.
Vocals: semi-shouting
lyrics: women (based in gospel)
vocals improvise over the instru accompainment
horns play fills at end of vocal line
"Pop" Music Right Ans - Crooners and swing bands. Upper to middle white
class demographic. National Distribution through radio. Tin Pan Alley
controlled most of this demographic and radios. White affluent.
Polished.Aimed at adults.
Tin Pan Alley Right Ans - is the name given to the collection of New York
City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular
music of the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Hillbilly music Right Ans - Folk genre from rural Appalachia, Southern
white experience. Minority music. Popular amongst poorer white people.
Based on primarily folk and country music
Race Music Right Ans - refers to music by Black artists - difficult for them to
get recordings or airplay on radio simply because of racial prejudice and fear.
Became known as rhthym and blues. Old slave music and more upbeat black
styles.
Three forerunners of rock and roll Right Ans - Pop, country, r + b
12 bar blues Right Ans - AAB form that is 12 measures in length and is
more defined by its chord progression. Although this chord progression is
common in other forms, it helped to define the blues. Shake rattle and
roll.Used to build larger forms like simple verse-chorus form, simple verse
form
, doo-wop progression Right Ans - Deck the halls is an example. C - am- dm
(F) - G. Pattern huge with ______ groups and made a resurgance in the 1950's.
come go with me- the dell vikings
earth angle- the penguines
Simple Verse Chorus Right Ans - verses and choruses based on same music.
Can the circle be unbroken is an example. Single pattern is used as basis for
both verse and the chorus
Simple Verse Form Right Ans - basic pattern. verse,verse, verse (early rock
and blues). Heartbreak hotel.Song only consists of a verse
Contrasting Verse Chorus Right Ans - verses and choruses based on
different music. Rock and Roll music chuck berry is an example. Verse section
is distinctly different from the chorus
AABA form Right Ans - Consists of versus and a contrasting bridge. Hey
good lookin, blueberry hill, all i have to do is dream is an example. Can empoly
a full of partial reprise
Radio Right Ans - Broadcasts to small areas at first but as the years go on
its gradually able to broadcast much further. Main form of distribution for
popular music. KDKA and WWJ were the first broadcasts. Super (x) stations
expanded signal. Radio was all about live performance.
3 entertainment concepts that established pop culture Right Ans - Radio,
motion pictures, television
Tin Pan Alley Song Characteristics Right Ans - Lyrics are non offensive and
non controversial. Emphasized down beat, songs straight, uncomplicated
rhythm. Rhyth, background of musical texture, Melodies were important to
singers. Slow to moderate tempo. Cute and bouncy. Written by profesional
singers and accompained by orchestra or chorus
Music Music Music *** Right Ans - Teresa Brewer.
Tin Pan Alley (pop)
Instrumental intro- piano percussion; brass winds enter near the ends of the
intro.
Vocals:Straight ahead rhythm.
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