Listening Quiz for Chapter 24

1. What happens about halfway through this excerpt from Duke Ellington’s “Conga Brava”?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   The rhythm switches from a backbeat duple meter to a Latin beat.

   B.

   The rhythm switches from a Latin beat to a backbeat duple meter.

   C.

   The clarinet drops out.

   D.

   The tempo slows down.

   What happens about halfway through this excerpt from Duke Ellington’s “Conga Brava”?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Duke Ellington, “Conga Brava” in Chapter 24.
2. Which instrument(s) heard in this passage constitute(s) the rhythm section?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   piano

   B.

   percussion and trombone

   C.

   brass choir and clarinet

   D.

   percussion

   Which instrument(s) heard in this passage constitute(s) the rhythm section?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Duke Ellington, “Conga Brava” in Chapter 24.
3. The excerpt heard here is an example of what kind of music?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   blues

   B.

   ragtime

   C.

   New Orleans jazz

   D.

   bebop

   The excerpt heard here is an example of what kind of music?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Sippie Wallace, “If You Ever Been Down” Blues in Chapter 24.
4. What do you hear in between the singer’s lines in this excerpt?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   a Latin beat

   B.

   a trumpet solo

   C.

   instrumental breaks in which the clarinet responds to the singer’s melody

   D.

   brief interludes of gospel music

   What do you hear in between the singer’s lines in this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Sippie Wallace, “If You Ever Been Down” Blues in Chapter 24.
5. The excerpt heard here is from which work?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   Duke Ellington, “Conga Brava”

   B.

   Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, “Out of Nowhere”

   C.

   Miles Davis, Bitches Brew

   D.

   Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story

   The excerpt heard here is from which work?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Miles Davis, Bitches Brew in Chapter 24.
6. Which instruments that were more typical of rock than of jazz can be heard in this passage?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   synthesized trumpet

   B.

   acoustic guitar and acoustic bass

   C.

   electric guitar, electric bass, and electric keyboards

   D.

   synthesized drums

   Which instruments that were more typical of rock than of jazz can be heard in this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Miles Davis, Bitches Brew in Chapter 24.
7. The excerpt heard here is an example of what kind of music?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   blues

   B.

   swing

   C.

   New Orleans jazz

   D.

   bebop

   The excerpt heard here is an example of what kind of music?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, “Out of Nowhere” in Chapter 24.
8. Which instrument plays the solo heard in this passage?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   trumpet

   B.

   saxophone

   C.

   oboe

   D.

   clarinet

   Which instrument plays the solo heard in this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, “Out of Nowhere” in Chapter 24.
9. The orchestration in this excerpt from West Side Story is reminiscent of what jazz style?

   Listen

   Question

   A.

   big-band swing

   B.

   bebop

   C.

   fusion

   D.

   New Orleans jazz

   The orchestration in this excerpt from West Side Story is reminiscent of what jazz style?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story in Chapter 24.
10. What can be heard in this excerpt from West Side Story?

    Listen

    Question

    A.

    The syncopated rhythms disappear, and the song develops a steadier beat.

    B.

    The brass instruments play the main melody, and the reeds and vibraphone perform quick breaks at the end of each line.

    C.

    The percussion drops out each time the brass instruments take up a line of the melody.

    D.

    The vibraphone plays the main melody, and the brass instruments cut in for improvisational breaks.

    What can be heard in this excerpt from West Side Story?

    Correct.

    Incorrect. See Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story in Chapter 24.