Post Civil War Popular Music

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  1. 1. 1st device invented to capture sound
  2. 3. One of the most famous blues standards that was a solo piece and later arranged for ensembles
  3. 5. Known as the Big Easy and origins of Jazz
  4. 7. A jazz piano style that uses the left hand leaping across the piano
  5. 13. The separation of things or people
  6. 15. 1st jazz music arranger and toured the nation playing rags, the blues, and "jazz"
  7. 17. Features 2 lines of instruments with the 1st line including a clarinet, cornet, and trombone with the 2nd line including piano, drums, and tuba
  8. 18. A French law that defined the conditions of slavery in French colonial territories
  9. 19. A device that converts sound into an electrical signal
  10. 20. A wandering musician from the late 19th century
  11. 23. Locations where African Americans would hang out to listen to music, dance, or gamble
  12. 24. Invented by Edison, this device would be able to capture and replay sounds and music
  13. 27. A repeated swung note or shuffle rhythm that was originally used in piano boogie woogie
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  1. 2. The 1st ensemble that brought jazz to the average Americans
  2. 4. One of the most famous rags of all time and became the model for ragtime compositions
  3. 6. Known as the "mother of the blues"
  4. 7. Involves holding a slide against a guitar string to create a glissando effect
  5. 8. Guitarist and master of the blues that greatly influenced many others in the 20th century
  6. 9. Most famous ragtime composer
  7. 10. A region from where the earliest blues originated
  8. 11. A funeral that has the family, friends, and a brass band marching to the cemetery and back playing music
  9. 12. A group of music publishers and songwriters in Manhattan that dominated popular music from 1885 to the 1950s
  10. 14. A genre of music that combined African American rhythms and march qualities
  11. 16. A genre and form of music that features a specific chord progression, a walking bass, call and response, uses the blues scale, and flattened "blue "notes
  12. 21. pianists and singers who represented music publishers and promoted the sales of sheet music
  13. 22. Location of New Orleans where musicians were able to experiment freely
  14. 23. A form of music that originated in America that features syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisation, pitch manipulation and an ever-evolving sound
  15. 25. The most common structure or form in a blues piece
  16. 26. Known as the dirty blues, music could have double meanings, one which was okay and another which could be considered offensive