1930s Review
Across
- 4. Count Basie was the first African American to win this award
- 6. The 1930s began with this major economic event; The ...
- 9. A celebratory song for a college or university, normally played at sporting events
- 12. President for the majority of the 30s, helped get US out of The Great Depression (abbreviated)
- 13. "It don't mean a thing if it aint...."
- 16. The characters in Peter & The Wolf are represented by individual...
- 18. Trombone Player and Band Leader. Joined the Military for WW2; his aircraft disappeared and he was never discovered
- 22. Another name for a Jazz Band
- 24. Piano player and songrwiter; leader of his jazz orchestra for over 50 years.
- 25. A wealthy jazz composer who wrote songs and musicals; also wrote the Yale University fight song
- 26. The body part that Cole Porter lost, which caused him to retreat to seclusion and give up writing music
Down
- 1. Female jazz vocalist that recorded the protest song "Strange Fruit"
- 2. A song that is meant to bring about change
- 3. Special rhythmic character that jazz musicians add to their music
- 5. Poem written in 1908 about the horrific state of the south
- 7. A Jazz Band that is big is also known as a ....
- 8. Most famous piece written by Carl Orff
- 10. Glenn Miller played this instrument
- 11. This major natural disaster caused 2.5 million people to abandon their farms
- 14. One of the most influential Jazz Artists, wrote over 3000 songs
- 15. Last Name of "Peter & The Wolf" composer
- 17. Composer of "Carmina Burana", also created a method of teaching elementary music still used today.
- 19. Billie Holiday's nickname
- 20. Duke Ellington and Count Basie played this instrument
- 21. First president of the 1930s era, did little to help with The Great Depression
- 23. Plan that President Roosevelt had to get the US out of The Great Depression