Cards in this guide (13)
What is improvisational music
music that is made up by the musician as it is being played
The city of New Orleans was originally founded as part of a colony from what country
Jazz bands at the turn of the century featured a rhythm section of which instruments
What is the relation of the Nielson Media Company to television
It conducts research on the size of the audience for both radio
and television.
What time period can the origin of Mardi Gras be traced to
the period following the civil war
What were the syncopated piano compositions that were popular in the 1890s called
What type of music was very popular in New Orleans following the Civil War
What was the standard front line of a New Orleans jazz band
cornet clarinet and trombone
Which of these best describes creoles of color
mixed African and European blood
Which best describes the Creole culture in New Orleans
catholic and french speaking
Which event brought the elements of the blues spirituals and rural dances to New Orleans music
black Americans came to new Orleans first as slaves and later as
free people
Who was a famous leader of the white ragtime bands in New Orleans in the late 1800s and early 1900s
What is the best description of the ethnic and racial makeup of new Orleans in the 1800s
French, Spanish, Africans, Germans, And Irish