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What is the longest-running show on Broadway?
Phantom of the Opera
100
What City is Louis Armstrong from?
New Orleans
100
What is improvisation?
Improvisation is a state of being and creating action without pre-planning.
100
How did scat-singing begin?
Louis Armstrong,1926 recording of Heebie Jeebies is often cited as the first song to employ scatting. scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.
100
What is the difference between opera and a musical?
Musicals have more acting to communicate the plot and character. Opera is more vocalization with slight props/acting.
200
Which version of "Phantom of the Opera" came first? The book, musical, opera, or movie?
The Book
200
Who had an album "A Love Supreme" and dedicated it to a higher being?
John Coltrane
200
One of the first to record scatting?
Louis Armstrong
200
Who was the trumpet player who recorded the song "So What"?
Miles Davis
200
Who played tenor saxophone?
John Coltrane
300
What is the plot of West Side Story based on?
The story of Romeo and Juliet
300
An African-American big-band jazz leader fromm a upper-class white community.
Duke Ellington
300
Whio wrote "So what" and "Milestone"?
Miles Davis
300
Name the 4 sections of a jazz big band and how many per sections.
Rhythm sections- 4 Trumpet section- 4 Trombone section- 4 Saxophone- 4 alto 1 tenor
300
What is the form of "Take the A Train"?
AABA
400
According to AFI what is the greatest movie musical of all time?
Singin' in the Rain
400
Why was "Kind of Blue" the most important jazz recording of all time? Who was it by?
It was the most important, because it was raw, unrehearsed and it was Miles Davis.
400
Which of the following is not a characteristic of jazz? A. Improvisation? B. Scoops and Bends? C. Frequent use of Rondo Form? D. Syncopated ans swung rhythms?
C. Rondo Form
400
Who is the most important Big-Band Jazz leader?
Duke Ellington
400
Who wrote the music for "Phantom of the Opera"?
Andrew Lloyd Weber
500
What makes the "phantom of the opera" song different from the other songs in the musical?
It has rock influences, such as the drums, and guitar.
500
Who is the crocodile in "The Princess and the Frog" supposed to represent? A. Louis Prima B. Lance ARmstrong C. Duke Ellington D. Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
500
What instruments are in the rhythm section of a jazz band?
Drums, keyboard, bass guitar, and guitar.
500
what is standard instrumentation for Jazz Combo?
Variations On The Jazz Trio A typical jazz trio, as you may see at brunches or other events all around America, consists of an upright bass, percussion (usually a snare drum, high hat and a cymbal) and a piano or organ. In the true nature of jazz, however, there are no clear-cut guidelines or rules, and any of these instruments can be substituted for another. A common substitution would be a guitar (usually a hollow-body electric) for the keyboarded instrument. Jazz quartets are also popular and are usually made by adding a brass instrument, such as a trumpet or trombone, or a woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone, to a standard jazz trio.
500
who conducted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra?
Leonard Bernstein