| Term | Definition |
|---|
| woodwind | flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon |
| brass | trumpet, horn, trombone, baritone, tuba |
| orchestra | all but baritone and sax |
| double reed | oboe, bassoon |
| trombone | only brass instrument without valves |
| pitch | highness or lowness of a note |
| keyboard | pitched percussion |
| dynamics | how loud the music is played |
| melody | string of single notes that make a tune |
| harmony | musical combination of notes and chords that support the melody |
| Gregorian chant | early monophonic church music started by Pope Gregory |
| mass | church service music |
| requiem | funeral mass |
| Mozart | buried in a mass grave |
| Beethoven | buried in a common grave |
| Bach | violinist, organist, composer, Latin teacher, wedding/funeral player |
| symphony | revolutionized by Beethoven |
| opera | revolutionized by Mozart |
| Sacred | music for a church service |
| Secular | music for entertainment outside of church |
| Church | center of government, society, controlled music |
| vulgar | Mozart's Demeanor |
| New Orleans | Birthplace of jazz |
| ragtime, blues, swing, bebop | correct order of jazz eras |
| bebop, swing, blues, ragtime | incorrect order of jazz eras |
| uplifting | effect of swing on depression |
| Duke Ellington | Polite bandleader, piano player, and composer. |
| Jazz combo | small group of Jazz musicians |
| Jam session | non-rehearsed musical gathering |
| jazz ambassador | Louis Armstrong |
| Louis Armstrong influences | ragtime, blues, swing, and bebop |
| first classical genius | Bach |
| second classical genius | Mozart |
| third classical genius | Beethoven |
| Dizzy Gillespie | trumpet player |
| Scott Joplin | Not a band leader ( Duke ellington, Benny Goodman, Scott Joplin, Count Basie) |
| louis armstrong lifestyle | tough, drugs, sang on streetcorners |
| cover song | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else |
| african americans | influence on blues/jazz |
| alan freed | father of rock and roll |
| elvis | king of rock and roll |
| racism | problem of early sale of rock and roll/r&b |
| John Coltrane | sax player |
| Charlie Parker | bebop musician |
| soda fountain rag | written by Duke Ellington |
| Miles Davis | Birth of the cool |
| bebop | artistic |
| swing | entertainment |
| theme | musical thought or idea |
| Mr. DeVoe | plays french horn and piano |
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