Across
- 2. a 19th century type of light (often comic) opera, employing spoken dialogue in between musical numbers
- 3. a type of rap music that can sometimes have lyrics that have violent, misogynist, or racist undertones
- 6. genre of African American choral church music, associated with the blues
- 12. a major African American performance style that has influenced all 20th century popular music
- 16. in jazz, a brief solo improvisation between song phrases
- 19. a type of variety show popular in 19th century America, performed in blackface
- 20. a style of music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the late 1960's; it was characterized by a polished, lyrical style, and performances that featured dance steps and sequins
- 22. a style of music that evolved out of soul music in the late 1960s; it was characterized by syncopation, a heavy bass line, a smaller band that included electric guitars and piano as well as a horn section
- 23. a jazz style of the 1940s
- 24. a sub-genre of rock music that uses larger forms and more complex harmonies than other popular styles; songs occasionally quote examples from classical music
- 25. the big jazz bands (10 to 20 players) of the 1930s and 40s
- 26. genre of African American popular music of the 1980s and 90s, featuring rapid recitation in rhyme
- 29. American development of operetta, involving American subjects and music and music influenced by jazz or rock
- 31. a subgenre of alternative rock music which originated in the early 1980s; initially a form of independent music, it was based on small labels with low budgets; indie rock and alternative rock are often used interchangeably
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- 1. the backing music for rap; it became its own style apart from rap, although the term is often used interchangeably with rap
- 4. a common structure for blues songs that involves a simple chord progression, strophic verses made up of three lines of four measures each, and repetition of the first line
- 5. music that was developed in America outside the European concert music tradition
- 7. a style of music that derived from Southern gospel combined with rhythm and blues; it was characterized by a dramatic delivery of the vocal line and large bands with wind instruments
- 8. a type of big-band jazz of the late 1930s and 40s
- 9. a simple anthem based on a hymn, with a little counterpoint
- 10. in African and early African American music, a style in which a phrase by a leading singer or soloist is answered by a larger group or chorus, and the process is repeated again and again
- 11. in jazz, the fractional shifting of accents away from the beats
- 13. genre of African American music of the early 1950s, forerunner of rock
- 14. religious folk song, usually among African Americans (called "Negro spiritual" in the 19th century)
- 15. a style of American popular music around 1900, usually for piano, which led to jazz
- 17. a style of rock music characterized by the extreme use of the electric guitar, a persistent beat, either fast or slow, and a vocal part usually sung in a wailing, screaming, or barking manner; this music is typically performed at high volumes
- 18. the dominant popular-music style of the late 20th century
- 21. a form of experimental rock that combined elements of art rock, jazz, and alternative with electronic influences to create richly textured soundscapes; it is characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs
- 22. a style of music that evolved from the more Southern hillbilly and folk styles of rock's ancestry; it included a strong rock beat and used electric instruments
- 25. a type of African American vernacular music, used in jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, and other styles of popular music
- 27. a style of music derived from 1970s rock; it is characterized by fast tempos, loud volume, lyrics that are often shouted and tend to criticize authority, guitar breaks but normally no complicated guitar solos, and highly distorted chords or "buzzsaw drone" in the guitar, and non-traditional rhythms
- 28. a style of American rock that emerged in the late 1960s, often associated with psychedelic drugs; it was characterized by heavy amplification, jazz-like improvisation, and new sound technologies
- 30. a style of rock music characterized by a raucous guitar sound and lazy vocal delivery