Scott Joplin And Duke Ellington
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 64
Questions and Answers
- 1.What was Joplin's greatest dream? To integrate ragtime into:
- A.
Opera
- B.
Symphonies
- C.
Church music
- 2.How many copies of Maple Leaf Rag were sold in the first six months?
- A.
50,000
- B.
75,000
- C.
100,000
- 3.In which state did Joplin attend the George R. Smith College for Negroes?
- A.
Texas
- B.
Missouri
- C.
New York
- 4.Considered by himself to be his greatest work, what did Joplin publish at his own expense in 1911?
- A.
The opera Treemonisha
- B.
A piano concerto
- C.
His first symphony
- 5.
What category did Ellington resist as a label for himself?- A.
Jazz
- B.
Classical
- C.
Swing
- 6.Accorinding to Ellington, there are two kinds of music:
- A.
Old and new
- B.
Lyrical and rhythmic
- C.
Good and bad
- 7.In which decade was Ellington hailed as the leading jazz composer of his time?
- A.
1920s
- B.
1930s
- C.
1940s
- 8.How many honorary degrees did Ellington receive?
- A.
6
- B.
11
- C.
17
- 9.Where was Ellington born?
- A.
Washington, D.C.
- B.
New York
- C.
Philadelphia
- 10.Which country did Ellington tour in 1970 as a "goodwill ambassador"?
- A.
North Korea
- B.
East Germany
- C.
Soviet Union
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Sample QuestionRead ALL THIS JAZZ on the back. TRUE OR FALSE Swing bands and jazz bands are the same thing.
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