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Vocabulary
Who did it?
Who did it? Part 2
What do you know?
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A continuous note of fixed pitch serving as permanent bass
drone
100
Singer who recorded the song "Strange Fruit"
Billie Holiday
100
Blues singer whose songs addressed real, sometimes controversial, aspects of life
Billie Holiday
100
Did Eric Clapton use contrafactum in his song, "Tears in Heaven?"
no
100
Why was "Vacant Chair" written?
mourning those who died during the Civil War
200
A Balinese instrumental ensemble
gamelan orchestra
200
Songwriter who wrote many well-known songs of the Civil War Period, including "Vacant Chair"
George Frederick Root
200
Composer of God Bless America
Irving Berlin
200
What song is known as the "Navy Hymn?"
Eternal Father Strong to Save
200
What is the most commonly played bagpipe song at funerals?
Amazing Grace
300
A term designating a musical work or set of works
opus
300
Singer who made the song "America the Beautiful" famous
Kate Smith
300
Songwriter who wrote music tributes commemorating the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana
Elton John
300
Who composed the song "Amazing Grace?"
John Newman
300
The Balinese funeral procession is accompanied by what instruments?
gongs, drums, and cymbals
400
A slow, mournful hymn or lament
dirge
400
Composer and pianist who wrote many pieces with a Polish flavor
Frederic Chopin
400
Musician who wrote "Tears in Heaven"
Eric Clapton
400
What kind of music accompanies the march back from the gravesite in New Orleans funeral parades?
upbeat and exciting
400
What does the code in Africa American spirituals refer to?
escaping slavery
500
A compositional technique in which new lyrics are written to an existing melody
contrafactum
500
A New York City firefighter who has frequently sung patriotic songs to commemorate the victims of 9/11
Daniel Rodriguez
500
Composer of Marche Funebre
Frederic Chopin
500
What is the song "Strange Fruit" about?
the lynching of two black men
500
What country does the gambang instrument come from?
Bali