Origins of American Music

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  1. 3. African slaves would sing these in groups while doing hard labor
  2. 6. The style of music that expresses a nation's culture.
  3. 8. The city where jazz originated
  4. 10. The instruments that played the pulse and chords to serve as a background for the other musicians. They might include piano, bass, drums, guitar, and banjo.
  5. 12. A great American composer who blended jazz and classical music techniques. He wrote "Rhapsody in Blue" and many songs for musical theatre.
  6. 14. A white swing bandleader who played trombone. His recording of "In The Mood" became one of the most popular swing songs.
  7. 15. A popular American composer who wrote musicals such as "Anything Goes" and "Kiss Me Kate"
  8. 16. the style of music that expresses feelings of sadness, hard times, misery; originated from African musical traditions
  9. 19. A black swing bandleader who played piano and the title at the front of his name he shares with Dracula. He wrote "One O'Clock Jump".
  10. 20. A type of jazz that became popular for both black and white audiences in the 1930s and 1940s. It featured danceable rhythms and call-and-response melody parts.
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  1. 1. This city is where a new style of jazz developed after musicians moved away from New Orleans. This style featured soloists who would improvise melodies one at a time.
  2. 2. He is one of the earliest and most important jazz bandleaders. He is credited with coming up with the standard instrumentation for the Dixieland band.
  3. 4. One of the earliest well-known composers of American music. He had a sentimental style of music that was popular before the Civil War.
  4. 5. African slaves would sing this type of song alone while working in fields
  5. 7. A great trumpet player and singer who helped popularize Chicago-style jazz
  6. 9. The instruments that played the melodies and improvised solos -- usually trumpets, clarinet, and trombone
  7. 11. These performances were the way that the earliest popular music in America was spread from city to city. They featured white actors in blackface makeup, portraying African Americans in stereotyped ways.
  8. 13. the style of jazz that came from New Orleans
  9. 16. This instrument, often used in country, folk, and bluegrass, was inspired by an African instrument
  10. 17. In the 1910s-1940s, this city was the cultural center of America.
  11. 18. A popular style of music from the 1890s - 1920s. Sometimes a full band would play the music but often it was played on just one piano. This music accompanied a popular dance called cakewalk.