Art Music/Jazz
This composer wrote an experimental piece in 1952 that "addresses the gap" between audience, composer, and performer.
Who is John Cage?
Aretha Franklin famously gender switched the lyrics to what Otis Redding song?
What is "Respect"?
This Black genre is the precurser to Rock n Roll.
What is Rhythm and Blues?
These three elements characterize the aesthetic elements of hip-hop culture.
What are flow, rupture, and layering?
This record executive coined the term "Hitsville USA."
Who is Berry Gordy?
This piece was premiered by Paul Whiteman in 1924.
What is Rhapsody in Blue?
This performer wove classical music into her soul/jazz performances.
Who is Nina Simone?
Originating from psychedelic rock, this type of album rejected singles.
What is a concept album?
This part of New York City felt the effects of deindustrialization and social alienation that created the perfect environment for the birth of hip-hop.
What is the South Bronx?
A recording or artist that gains success in multiple genres or music charts, appealing to a broad audience beyond its original genre.
What is a crossover record?
This group, led by Duke Ellington, was broadcasted live on the radio
What is The Cotton Club?
This record label had the signature "soul snare."
What is Stax Records?
Who wrote "Welcome to My Nightmare"?
Who is Alice Cooper?
This Jamaican-born DJ popularized Dub and Dancehall culture to the Bronx
Who is DJ Kool Herc?
Gershwin was known as a "song plugger" in this part of Manhattan.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
This composer wrote the ballet, Appalachian Spring.
Who is Aaron Copland?
Instead of lush melodies, this performer used rhythm, repetitive riffs, and percussive vocals in Funk music.
Who is James Brown?
Elvis Presley's hit song "Hound Dog" was originally performed by this artist.
Who is Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton?
This was the primary canvas for graffiti artists in NYC.
What are Subway cars?
This radio DJ played Black music for white audiences.
Who is Alan Freed?
Laurie Anderson's experimental instrument that used magnetic tape.
What is the tape bow violin?
This performer sang in the Gospel group, "The Soul Stirrers" before switching to soul music.
Who is Sam Cooke?
Glam Rock's distinctly queer aesthetic.
What is camp?
This group wrote the mainstream hip hop song, "The Message."
By incorporating lush strings and harmonic vocals and removing fiddles and a vocal twang, this genre made it to the top 40.
What is the Nashville Sound?