--Mozart wrote a work for Benjamin Franklin's glass harmonica
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John Philip Sousa-
The best-known American band composer
The Stars and Stripes Forever was written by
John Philip Sousa
Stephen Foster-
The greatest American song writer of the romantic period
Important composer of parlor songs who wrote "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" was Stephen Foster
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Edward MacDowell-
The most important American composer of tone poems
Amy Cheney Beach-
was the first American woman to compose a symphony
Ragtime-
Musical style defined by its ragged rhythm and played on banjo, piano, or by bands
Scott Joplin-
The most famous performer and composer of ragtime
Field hollers-
was the style of music that formed the basis for the blues
Blue note-
this was the lowered scale pitch, used by blues singers, that gives the melody a relaxed effect
Dixieland-
was another name for New Orleans jazz
Scat singing-
the singing of nonsense syllables during improvised solos
Duke Ellington-
was the band leader who rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club
Bebop-
the jazz style, developed by swing band players in after-hours clubs that emphasized small combos and experimented with free-form solo work
Miles Davis-
was involved in the creation of cool jazz
Fusion-
blended together the two musical styles of jazz and rock.
George Gershwin-
wrote Rhapsody in Blue -the most famous classical work to make use of jazz stylings
William Grant Still-
wrote Afro-American Symphony
--William Grant Still introduced the banjo into the orchestra in his Afro-American Symphony
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Charles Ives-
composed the work the "Unanswered Question
Ives idealized the strength and simple virtue of the ordinary people
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Aaron Copland-
uses cowboy songs to highlight the frontier themes in Billy the Kid and Rodeo
Americana-
is the term used to describe the style of American nationalism Copland evokes in Appalachian Spring
-Unique feature of Copland's Lincoln Portrait is spoken text derived from Lincoln's speeches and letters.
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George M. Cohan-
wrote "Over There," "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," and "Grand Old Flag
Porgy and Bess-
was George Gershwin's folk opera
--The popular musical style Gershwin uses in Porgy and Bess is jazz
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Rodgers and Hammerstein-
wrote the musicals Oklahoma, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music
--The plot of West Side Story was based on Romeo and Juliet
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West Side Story-
was composed by Leonard Bernstein
--Leonard Bernstein was a composer of musicals who was also a famous conductor and successful composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and operatic works.
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Jesus Christ Superstar was composed by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Phantom of the Opera-
is Andrew Lloyd Webber's most operatic work
Vitaphone System-
an invention that allowed music recorded on phonograph records to be played simultaneously with the film.
Max Steiner-
one of the first movie music composers who composed the music score for the 1933 film King Kong and the 1939 film Gone with the Wind.
John Williams-
included original music and pre-existing music chosen by George Lucas for the music of the movie Star Wars.
James Horner-
wrote the music scores for films such as Titantic, Aliens, Apollo 13, and Braveheart.
Ethnomusicology-
is the study of non-Western and folk music
Gamelan-
is the Indonesian term for a musical ensemble.
Prepared piano-
John Cage placed bolts, screws, bamboo and other objects in the strings to create a percussion sound on the piano called prepared piano
John Cage-
wrote "Sonata V" from Sonatas and Interludes - a prepared piano piece
Musique concrete-
is the manipulation of natural sounds through the medium of magnetic tape
Organized sound-
was Edgard Var�se's definition of music
Po�me �lectronique," by Var�se, uses electronic sounds and musique concr�te
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In addition to the music, "Po�me �lectronique" also included lights and projected images and text
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Minimalist music-
music in its simplest, most basic element
Test #5-Final Exam
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American/ Jazz
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Track #19
1. Billings: "When Jesus Wept
Track #20-24
2. Smith: "Lost Your Head Blues
Track #25
3. Parker: "Ko Ko
Track #26-32
4.Still: Afro-American Symphony, I
Track #33
5. Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man
Track #34
6. Bernstein: "America" from West Side Story
Track #38
7. Williams: "Main Theme" from Star Wars
Track #39
8. Indonesian: "Lagu Srihardjono
Track #40
9. Cowell: "The Banshee
Track #41-42
10. Cage: "Sonata V" from Sonatas and Interludes
Track #43
11. Glass: Company, II