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Which style of jazz is typically performed by a small ensemble consisting of clarinet, trumpet, and trombone, accompanied by a rhythm section of drum set, banjo (or piano), and string bass or tuba?
Which style of jazz is typically performed by a small ensemble consisting of clarinet, trumpet, and trombone, accompanied by a rhythm section of drum set, banjo (or piano), and string bass or tuba?
- Cool Jazz
- Swing
- Bebop
- Dixieland (correct)
Which style of jazz marked a return to small ensemble jazz, characterized by complex harmonies, often rapid tempos, and intense, frequently disjunct melodic lines?
Which style of jazz marked a return to small ensemble jazz, characterized by complex harmonies, often rapid tempos, and intense, frequently disjunct melodic lines?
- Dixieland
- Free Form Jazz
- Bebop (correct)
- Swing
Which style of jazz incorporates many harmonic and rhythmic practices of rock music, and exploits the possibilities of electronic instruments in combination with traditional ones?
Which style of jazz incorporates many harmonic and rhythmic practices of rock music, and exploits the possibilities of electronic instruments in combination with traditional ones?
- Swing
- Bebop
- Fusion Jazz (correct)
- Free Form Jazz
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Jazz Styles
- Traditional jazz is typically performed by a small ensemble consisting of clarinet, trumpet, and trombone, accompanied by a rhythm section of drum set, banjo (or piano), and string bass or tuba.
Bebop
- Marked a return to small ensemble jazz
- Characterized by complex harmonies
- Often features rapid tempos
- Intense, frequently disjunct melodic lines
Fusion
- Incorporates many harmonic and rhythmic practices of rock music
- Exploits the possibilities of electronic instruments in combination with traditional ones
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