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Quiz 3

Terms in this set (11)

The book of Psalms put in metered form so they could be easily sung is known as a:
Psalter
The practice of having a leader sing out lines of a song one at a time so the congressional can copy is known as
Lining out
How did American musicians make a living in colonial days
They had to be entrepreneurs: teaching, performing, publishing, etc.
What institutions were begun to reteach Americans to sing church music
Singing schools
The first book published in the English speaking colonies of North America was
The Bay Psalm Book
Which was not a common feature of parlor music
Syncopated rhythm
The American songwriter famous for his minstrel and parlor songs, such as "De Camptown Races", " I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", and " My Old Kentucky Home" was
Stephan Foster
How did she know to help untrained singers to sing complex music
Wash represented solfege syllable ( do, re, me, etc)
Which performers was not an early country/ hillbilly star
Robert Johnson
Which of these are famous civil war songs
"Bonnie Blue Flag", " tenting tonight omg he old campground", "Battle a cry of Freedom"
What were some influences of hillbilly music
Old ballads, the fiddle contest, Celtic hugs and reels, tent show acts
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