Afro American Music Characteristics Quiz
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What are characteristics of Afro American music?

  • Ritornello form, counterpoint, through-composed form, harmonic progression, vocal drones
  • Instrumental solos, a cappella singing, homophonic texture, strophic form, polyrhythms
  • Call & response, vocal effects, improvisation, syncopated rhythms, complex multi-part harmony (correct)
  • Heterophonic texture, monophonic texture, through-composed form, instrumental ensembles, simple binary form

    • Which musical form combines samba and jazz and means 'new trend'?

  • Tango
  • Bosa Nova (correct)
  • Salsa
  • Reggae

    • Who is considered the 'Father of the Blues'?

  • B.B. King
  • W.C. Handy (correct)
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Louis Armstrong

    • 'Wade in the Water' contained coded instructions for runaway slaves to avoid being re-captured. True or False?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Motown Sound' became known as a combination of which two genres in the 1960s?

    <p>Blues and gospel</p> Signup and view all the answers

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