Download History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 and more Exams History of Music in PDF only on Docsity! History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 LATEST UPDATE 2024(RATED A) What were the roots of rock and roll? - ANSWER Blues and Country What was the Radio selling at the time of the principles of Rock and Roll? - ANSWER They did not play records on the air because of the music union (They wanted them to play live) Where did the names country and blues come from? - ANSWER We only call them by these name because of the labels of the music industry. When did the musical instruments in rock and roll begin to be sold? - ANSWER 1919 Vernacular - ANSWER The language you learn with your family and your social unit. Vernacular Culture - ANSWER Dance halls etc. What were the contributors of the upbringing of Blues and Country. - ANSWER Vernaculare Culture, Technology, Business, Social Change. What are the Two principle streams of rock and roll and where do they come from? - ANSWER Africa and Europe What is the Definition of Africa - ANSWER Peoples of the African origin brought to the western hemisphere. Afro-Carribean Culture - ANSWER Carribean, Central American, North American, South American. (This is where the europeans failed to know that people from the carribieans were not immune to many of the disesases that they were. African Americans have been making contributions to American Music since the - ANSWER 1500s. African Americans have been making contributions to EUROPEAN music since the - ANSWER 1400s What happened with the piano? - ANSWER More people got one and learned to play it because there was a growing middle class population in the U.S and Europe. What was the piano? - ANSWER Part of the playback equipment. What were the 3 categories of music in before recordings? - ANSWER Classical, Popular, and folk. What year did music began to be published and recorded? - ANSWER 1920 What drove music in the 1920s? - ANSWER Vernacular Culture, Technology, Business, Social Change how did the point of view of musicians and commercialist on music in the 1920s. - ANSWER Commercialists segretated music country was for (Whites) and Blues was for (Blacks) poly rhythm - ANSWER 2 or more rhythms go together. Ensemble - ANSWER The idea that music goes good together 12 bar blues - ANSWER a sequence of chords (1,5,7,9,11) In what ways did african american culture use ensemble - ANSWER they used it as a way to socialize with people. when did big band swing begin? - ANSWER 1930s and 1940s Polymetric - ANSWER More than 1 meter What is an example of the African American Poly-rhythm - ANSWER In Cross Roads by Cream. The fact that we clap on the 2nd and 4th beat makes it a polyrhythm. What is the name of the 2 and 4 clap on the poly-rhythm - ANSWER Back beat (2 and 4) Dispora - ANSWER movements of large groups of people from one place to another. What were some cultural traditions brought from the slaves. - ANSWER Immense and Extraordinary why do we not know much about music in the 1900s? - ANSWER Because no one had technology to record it before the audio. From our knowledge where does blues begin? - ANSWER Beginning of the recording era (1890s) When did commercial recording begin? - ANSWER (1910) What were blues and country before the recording era? - ANSWER Blues and Country was not a Genre, it was a type of music What date did discs replace the sliders (Gramophobe Disc)? - ANSWER 1970 Before the 19th century, how was music categorized? - ANSWER By Context and Function around 1820 how was music categorized - ANSWER By its origin when was folk music categorized? - ANSWER 1783 How did WW2 affect R&B bands - ANSWER They had to downsize and they had to play in mostly dance halls. what were the essentials - ANSWER sax, trumpet, drums, piano, bass when the venues changed in WW2 The music also changed. - ANSWER No longer for just listening, but also for dancing. Riffling - ANSWER melodic fragments repeated on instruments. Ruth Brown - ANSWER Lots of crossover between Gospel and R&B Louis Jordan - ANSWER "Jump Blues Style" Who said Louis Jordan and L. Hampton were the first rock and rollers? - ANSWER Quincy Jones Who said Louis Jordan was the first rapper - ANSWER Johnny Otis 1953 - ANSWER The year before rock and roll Hound dog #1 R&B song How much is that doggie in the window #1 pop song. Who did the beetles listen to that helped them become the Beatles? - ANSWER Buddy Holly Teddy Boys - ANSWER Represented the "Tough Guy" image. Dj alan Freed - ANSWER Implied the term Rock and Roll to his music. Dj Alan Freed - ANSWER First to use the term Rock and Roll for R&B soul to White teens. Clyde Mcphatter - ANSWER First soul singer Melisma - ANSWER Singing one syllable over the course of several notes. bill Hadley - ANSWER formed the sattleman group (sang; Shake, Rattle, Roll) who discovered Elvis - ANSWER Sam Phillips What was Elvis's first recording label - ANSWER Sun Records. Rockabilly - ANSWER Also known as the beginning of rock and roll (Rock and Roll and Hillbilly). What is the song that NO ONE argues is a rock and roll song? - ANSWER That's all-right momma what performance put Elvis on the map? - ANSWER Louisiana hey ride what does "Elvis Mean" - ANSWER The Face Sun records location - ANSWER Memphis, Tennessee Who played guitar on Elvises band - ANSWER scotty moore who played bass on elvis band - ANSWER BIll Black (Bass) -Stand up who got elvis into Hollywood - ANSWER parker how much was his RCA contract sold for? - ANSWER 35000
