Innovation in Early 20th Century Music

The passion of performers

A hybrid of instruments from around the world

European militaries and Chinese immigrants

<p>Centuries-old theater traditions and colorfully-painted tom-toms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>an ever-increasing variety of sounds from percussionists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>so that the performers could adapt to different stages in traveling shows</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>push each other along</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>rhythmic interpretation was now codified in one human body</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using a makeshift pedal to play the bass drum with his foot while playing snare with his hands</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The down and dirty shows in the brothels of Storyville and the high-society gigs at places like the Grunwald Hotel off of Canal Street</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rules limiting the freedom of anyone with even a drop of mixed-race blood from going to places like the Grunwald</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It became a more dynamic instrument that was the lynchpin of jazz ensembles, creating rhythmic playfulness and some of the best music of the century</p> Signup and view all the answers