True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Fans of Swing Era music followed their favorite players
and singers closely through magazines like “Life” and “Colliers.”
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2.
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The first band big band to become a huge national hit, after being only
moderately succesful for a long time, was that led by Benny Goodman.
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3.
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Big bands were usually faithfully and accurately depicted in Swing Era
movies.
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4.
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Duke Ellington became famous early in his career for his “jungle
music” pieces, and he stayed with that style for the rest of his life.
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5.
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Ellington’s collaborator and business manager, Billy Strayhorn, was
responsible for Duke’s promotion and financial success.
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6.
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Count Basie’s rhythm section was a model for rhythm sections for years to
come.
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7.
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Glenn Miller died in 1965 in New York City.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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8.
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The bandleader who commissioned and first performed Gershwin’s
“Rhapsody In Blue” was:
a. | Stan Kenton | c. | Benny Goodman | b. | Fletcher Henderson | d. | Paul Whiteman |
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9.
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Harry James, Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa all worked for:
a. | Benny Goodman | c. | Fletcher Henderson | b. | Woody Herman | d. | Paul Whiteman |
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10.
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Which of the following bandleaders did not play the clarinet?
a. | Benny Goodman | c. | Woody Herman | b. | Glenn Miller |
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11.
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Which of the following bandleaders continually experimented with new sounds and
new instruments, and even formed his own record label to promote his bands?
a. | Count Basie | c. | Glenn Miller | b. | Stan Kenton | d. | Tonny Dorsey |
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12.
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The Harlem club where many big bands became famous was known as:
a. | The Rose Room | c. | The Cotton Club | b. | The Tea Room | d. | The Brown Derby |
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13.
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 The image above is of what
“sweet band” leader? a. | Duke Ellington | c. | Kay Kyser | b. | Paul Whitman | d. | Sammy Kaye |
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Radio performances during the Swing Era were:
a. | relatively unimportant to a band’s success | c. | sometimes important to a
band’s success | b. | very important to a band’s
success | d. | not nearly as
important as television |
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15.
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The President of the Musicians’ Union who initiated the recording ban
was:
a. | Petrillo | c. | Leonardo | b. | Miller | d. | Pollack |
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Which of the following was NOT a late-Twenties bandleader?
a. | Stan Kenton | c. | Bennie Moten | b. | Ben Pollack |
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Benny Goodman’s band was a direct decendant of which other band?
a. | Glenn Miller | c. | Count Basie | b. | Duke Ellington | d. | Fletcher
Henderson |
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18.
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Click here for mp3 file (Note: clicking will open the file in a new window. If
your web browser is not configured to play mp3s from inside the browser, you may have to right-click
the link and download each file to your desktop and play it with your mp3 player. You may have to
wait a few seconds for the file to load.) What is the title of this hit song from the Benny
Goodman band?
a. | Moonlight Serenade | c. | Stompin’ At The Savoy | b. | Sing, Sing,
Sing | d. | April In
Paris |
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19.
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a. | Take the ‘A’ Train | c. | East St. Louis
Toodle-oo | b. | Satin Doll | d. | Mood Indigo |
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20.
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a. | Blood Count | c. | Ko-Ko | b. | Woodchopper’s Ball | d. | Take the ‘A’
Train |
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21.
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a. | Heigh-De-Ho | c. | April In Paris | b. | Minnie The Moocher | d. | Moten Swing |
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22.
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a. | Chattanooga Choo Choo | c. | April In Paris | b. | Moonlight Serenade | d. | In The Mood |
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23.
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a. | Artistry In Rhythm | c. | Moonlight Serenade | b. | Woodchopper’s Ball | d. | April In Paris |
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24.
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a. | Artistry In Rhythm | c. | Woodchopper’s Ball | b. | Minnie The
Moocher | d. | April In
Paris |
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25.
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Who was the popular singer Tommy Dorsey hired away from Harry James in
1939?
a. | Ma Rainey | c. | Cab Calloway | b. | Billie Holliday | d. | Frank Sinatra |
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