MUSIC 151 EXAM 4 | Helping You Pass With Confidence.
Who was the most prominent proponent of the Kansas City swing style?
- ANSWER: Count Baise
What was unique about Duke Ellington's arranging style?
- ANSWER: He voiced across sections and created new timbres by combining different
instruments
Which of the following was not a unique characteristic of Louis Armstrong's playing?
- ANSWER: Preferred a darker timbre and played the cornet to achieve this sound
How does Bix Beiderbecke's playing differ from Louis Armstrong?
- ANSWER: Beiderbecke preferred the mellow sound of the cornet and his solos were more
introspective
Of the following, which is not significant about the Louisiana Legislative Code passed in 1877?
- ANSWER: Creoles were given equal status as white citizens
Why was the red-light district in New Orleans given the name "Storyville"?
- ANSWER: After the Alderman Sidney Story who was the author of the legislation to legalize
prostitution in the district
Who was the founder of the band the Red Hot Peppers?
- ANSWER: Jelly Roll Morton
True or False: With Louis Armstrong, the focus of the improvised solo shifted from a single
soloist to a collective improvisation including all members of the band.
- ANSWER: False
What musical function did the black social clubs fill in New Orleans?
- ANSWER: Provided music for the funeral marches.
Provided music for other occasions such as dances, citywide parades, and Mardi Gras
pg. 1 ELIWAN EXAMINERS – YOUR SHORTCUT TO EXAM SUCCESS.
Who was the most prominent proponent of the Kansas City swing style?
- ANSWER: Count Baise
What was unique about Duke Ellington's arranging style?
- ANSWER: He voiced across sections and created new timbres by combining different
instruments
Which of the following was not a unique characteristic of Louis Armstrong's playing?
- ANSWER: Preferred a darker timbre and played the cornet to achieve this sound
How does Bix Beiderbecke's playing differ from Louis Armstrong?
- ANSWER: Beiderbecke preferred the mellow sound of the cornet and his solos were more
introspective
Of the following, which is not significant about the Louisiana Legislative Code passed in 1877?
- ANSWER: Creoles were given equal status as white citizens
Why was the red-light district in New Orleans given the name "Storyville"?
- ANSWER: After the Alderman Sidney Story who was the author of the legislation to legalize
prostitution in the district
Who was the founder of the band the Red Hot Peppers?
- ANSWER: Jelly Roll Morton
True or False: With Louis Armstrong, the focus of the improvised solo shifted from a single
soloist to a collective improvisation including all members of the band.
- ANSWER: False
What musical function did the black social clubs fill in New Orleans?
- ANSWER: Provided music for the funeral marches.
Provided music for other occasions such as dances, citywide parades, and Mardi Gras
pg. 1 ELIWAN EXAMINERS – YOUR SHORTCUT TO EXAM SUCCESS.
