Chapter 20 Quiz 2

. Which of the following is NOT an important early rock n' roll musician of the 1950s?

Buddy Holly

Little Richard

Buffalo Springfield

Jerry Lee Lewis

. Which statement about the rhythm of pop music is true?

Most popular songs are in quadruple meter.

The rhythm in most pop songs since 1950 is primarily produced by a piano.

The phrase structures of almost all pop songs in every genre are derived from the 12-bar blues pattern.

All of the above.

. What makes "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" a "concept album"?

All of the songs are based on pre-existing classical compositions.

The entire album is creatively designed as one interconnected unit.

The album's cover artwork is intimately related to the recordings.

The Beatles used non-Western music influences throughout in a world-wide fusion of styles.

. ___ often featured harsh styles of vocal delivery, extended ___, and musicians that wore ragged clothing and projected drug-related or occult images.

Punk / harmonic progressions

Country-western / percussion sections

Disco / atonalism

Acid rock / free-form solos

. Which statement about rap is NOT true?

In the 1990s, the genre split into milder, more socially conscious 'pop/rap' and angry, often violent 'gangsta rap.'

In the 1990s, both women rappers and white rappers became more common.

Rap musicians typically insist on acoustic instrumental accompaniments.

Run DMB, Public Enemy, and Ice Cube are all early examples of rap groups.

. What do Elton John, Carole King, James Taylor, and Billy Joel all have in common?

All were famous for their piano playing as well as their song-writing.

Each wrote songs for other groups or singers as well as for their own performance.

They were all known primarily for being the lead singers for rock bands, not as individual singer-songwriters.

None of the above.

. Which statement about Elvis Presley's life and music is NOT true?

He was a star student in high school and turned down a scholarship offer from Yale.

Even though he suffered from stage fright, he was America's first true rock n' roll superstar.

Both Frank Sinatra and New York Times columnist Jack Gould publicly denounced his music.

His first recording was a birthday present for his mother.

. Motown can be defined as:

An extension of acoustic folk music that originated in Detroit and featured large-scale wind ensembles along with the traditional guitar and mandolin folk orchestration.

A precursor to punk music that originated in Chicago and featured fast-driving rhythms with less violent and aggressive lyrics than true punk music.

A soft-rock alternative from the 1960s that originated in Detroit and featured polished recordings, full orchestrations, and danceable rhythms.

An outgrowth of acid rock that originated in Seattle in the 1970s and featured well-dressed, attractive lead singers who led choreographed dance scenes in concerts and videos.

. Famous jazz rock bands like ___ and Chase was highly polished and arranged; their music, which often included ___, helped a generation rediscover jazz.

Chicago / brass sections

Blood, Sweat, and Tears / fast-spoken patter lyrics over a strong beat

The Grateful Dead / improvised instrumental solos

Phish / references to Debussy and other impressionists

. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "In the 1970s there were many groups and performers such as Gladys Knight, Earth, Wind and Fire, and the Commodores who produced music that was primarily intended for African American audiences; many groups and artists of this type had large violin sections as backups in addition to drums, keyboards, and guitars."

The statement is true.

The statement is false because none of these artists became popular until the late 1980s.

The statement is false because the Commodores were an all-white group whose music was not aimed at any specific ethnic group.

The statement is false because these artists and groups used large horn sections, not violins.

. Which is NOT a synonym for "acid rock"?

San Francisco rock

Progressive rock

Grunge rock

None of the above

. This precursor to rock n' roll featured a driving rhythmic pulse and accented "backbeats."

Swing

Cool jazz

Rhythm and Blues (R&B)

Country western

. Which of the following is NOT a common form for popular songs?

ABA

ABACABA

AABA

AB

. Performers like ___ and Simon and Garfunkel were popular on college campuses in the late 1950s and 1960s thanks to their acoustic-driven music that challenged things like ___.

The Mamas and the Papas / the supremacy of disco music

Buddy Holly / restrictive gender roles

Olivia Newton-John / classical music's cultural hegemony

Joan Baez / the legitimacy of the Vietnam War

. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "The movie Blackboard Jungle, which featured themes of teenage rebellion and violence, included the hit song 'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley's band The Comets."

The statement is true.

The statement is false because Blackboard Jungle explores themes of racial tension, not teenage rebellion and violence.

The statement is false because "Rock Around the Clock" is not part of this movie.

The statement is false because Bill Haley's band was called The Birds, not The Comets.

Chapter 20 Quiz 2

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