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What two man team is responsible for writing several well-known musicals including "Oklahoma," and "The Sound of Music."
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.
or
Rogers and Hammerstein.
Where does American musical theater have its origins?
France and Italy.
What instrument did John Gillespie play?
Trumpet
What style of music was incorporated into musicals in the 1960's and 70's?
Rock.
Why do people write folk music?
To describe everyday activity
or
Out of necessity
Who was one of the earliest composers of musical theater music?
Victor Herbert
What city is the center for country western music?
Nashville, Tennessee.
What instrument did Charlie Parker play?
Saxophone
What was important for songs in musicals?
They needed to be catchy or easy to sing/hum.
What does anonymous mean?
No one knows who wrote it.
Name at least two of the original famous country musicians.
Willie Nelson
Patsy Cline
Hank Williams Sr.
Loretta Lynn
Jonny Cash
Where would jazz musicians experiment with the new and developing bebop sound?
After hours clubs.
What two instruments were commonly used in folk music that originated from the British Isles?
Fiddle (violin) and mandolin.
What is one of the examples from the reading of a musical based on a literary work?
Kiss Me Kate - Taming of the Shrew
My Fair Lady - Pygmalion
Who is responsible for bringing early folk music to America?
Immigrants. Mostly from the British Isles and from Africa through the slave trade.
What were the nicknames for the bebop musicians John Gillespie and Charlie Parker?
Dizzy and Bird.
Where does bluegrass music get a lot of its influences from?
The British Isles.
While everyone in a bebop combo is responsible for keeping time, what instrument has timekeeping as its main job?
Bass
Stephen Sondheim became the leading forces in musical theater in the 1970's and 80's. List one of his musicals.
A little Night Music
Sweeney Todd
Into the Woods
Country Western music developed from folk music from what region in America?
The Appalachian Mountains.
What two singing movie stars helped spread the popularity of country music through television?
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.
After rock music had taken over the popular musical theater style, Andrew Lloyd Webber was responsible for bringing back a more "beautiful song" style. Where was he from?
Great Britain.
What was different about John Gillespie's instrument?
The bell is bent upwards.
List one of the plays that helped inspire the production of Disney film musicals.
Guys and Dolls
Showboat
My Fair Lady
Western is used to describe songs with what kind of themes? Give at least two.
Cowboys
Taming the west
Building Railroads
Gold Rush