Minstrelsy
Daddy Rice created a character used in Minstrel shows where he would sing popular songs.
What is Jim Crow?
The "March King"
John Phillip Sousa
The most prolific Ragtime composer.
Scott Joplin
The name of a famous regiment and band in WWI lead by James Reece Europe.
Harlem Hellfighters
The form of Tin Pan Alley songs.
Verse - Refrian (AABA)
The first composer to make a living writing popular music for Minstrel shows.
What is Stephen Foster?
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March Form
Syncopation
A famous jazz trumpet player and singer known for his raspy voice.
Louis Armstrong
One of the most sucessful Tin Pan Alley composer team.`
George and Ira Gershwin
The name of the style of songs written by Stephen Foster in which he would portray African-Americans in a sympathetic light.
What is "Pathetic Plantation Songs"?
The meter of most marches.
2/4, 4/4
Ragtime is usually in these meters.
2/2 or 4/4
The birth place of Jazz
New Orleans
After decades of remaining popular every after year White Christmas is regarded as a ______.
What is a standard?
The two most popular songs written by Stephen Foster that were performed in Minstrel shows.
The instruments expected to be seen in a March Band.
Brass (Trumpet, Cornet, Trombone, Tuba
Woodwind (flute, piccolo, saxophone, clarinet)
Percussion (Drums, symbols)
The most popular ragtime song by Scott Joplin.
Maple Leaf Rag
Jazz played by a small group of musicians where they each know their musical role and play without written music.
Collective improvisation
George Gershwin became popular because of this important composition premiered with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
Rhapsody in Blue
White performers would perform with makeup that is racially offensive today.
The title of a popular March song that is the national march of the Marine Band to this day.
Stars and Stripes Forever
The Orginial Dixieland Jazz Band claimed the first recording of "jazz" with this record title.
Livery Stable Blues
This composer was self-taught pianist who could only play in the key of F# and is famous for composing White Christmas, Blue Skies, and There's No Business Like Showbusiness.
Irving Berlin