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38 Cards in this Set
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Who's the godfather of soul? |
James Brown |
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What is Aretha Franklin known as? |
The Queen of Soul |
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Name a few motown artists? |
Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder The Temptations The Supremes |
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Who wrote "The Right of Spring?" |
Igor Stravinsky |
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Who composed Concerto 4 orchestra? |
Bela Bartok |
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Who wrote the entertainer? |
Scott Joplin |
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Who wrote a song of 4 min 33 seconds silence? |
John Cage |
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Afro american symphony? |
William Grant Still |
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Prelude to the afternoon of a fawn? |
Debussy |
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Fanfair for the common man? |
Aaron Copland |
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Name 6 John Williams movie |
Star WaRS ET Jaws Superman Harry Potter Hook Home Alone Jurassic Park |
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Rock n Roll was a mix of? |
Rhythm& Blues + Country Western |
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What country is gamelan from? |
Indonesia |
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Name 2 bebop jazz artists w/ their instruments |
Charlie Parker - saxophone Max Roach - drummer |
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Name big band swing singers? |
Duke Ellington Glen Miller Billy Goodman Fletcher Henderson |
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Name country blues artists? |
Robert Johnson Charlie Patton Blind Lemon Jefferson Son House |
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Where is Arnold Schomberg from? What kind of composition did he do? |
-Austria He did the 12 tone technique AKA serialism |
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Where was Igor Stravinsky from? |
Russia |
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2 styles that helped shape jazz music? |
Ragtime + Blues |
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Home of the blue? |
Mississippi |
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Father of Blues? Why? |
W.C Handy Because he was able to market the blues through print and recordings |
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Birthplace of Jazz? |
New Orleans |
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3 important rhythm sections of jazz? |
Bass Drums Piano |
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What country is Debussy from? |
France |
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What country is Bartok from? |
Hungary |
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3 important 50s rock n roll artists? |
Little Richard Chuck Berry Elvis Presley Buddy Holly |
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King of Swing? Instrument? |
Benny Goodman Clarinet |
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Music equivalent of impressionism? |
Debussy |
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Bessy Smith and Mar Rainy were what kind of artists? |
Classic Blues |
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3 Rogers & Hammerstein musicals? |
Oklahoma The king and I South Pacific The sound of music |
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3 Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals? |
Jesus Christ Superstar Cats Phantom of the Opera Joseph |
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First rap song? Where? When? |
1979 - New Bronx, NY Rapper Delight - Sugarhill Gang |
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Another early rap group? |
Public Enemy Run DMC The Beastie Boys Eazy E NWA Wu Tang |
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Olympic fanfare theme? |
John Williams |
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Who turned the turntable into an instrument? |
Grand master flash |
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Leonard Bernstein wrote? |
West Side Story |
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Songs from west side story? |
Tonight Maria America I feel pretty Cool |
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Compose own 3 line blues lyrics |
Im sittin at my school desk trying to stay awake Im sitting at my school desk trying to stay awake Gotta go to bed early, can't be up too late |
