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Music Appreciation
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1. African American musical style rooted in R&B and gospel that became popular during the 1960s.
punk rock
MIDI
nashville sound
soul music
2. The most successful white blues singer of the 1960s. Born in Port Arthur - Texas - Joplin came to San Francisco in the mid-1960s and joined a band called Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
country pop
MIDI
3. Regional style of alternative rock from Seattle that blended heavy metal guitar textures with hardcore punk. Bands from Seattle included Green River - Mudhoney - Pearl Jam - Nirvana - and Soundgarden.
Def Jam
breakdancing
grunge rock
rap
4. Kurt KObain's band - Nevermind album
Nirvana
Dolly Parton
Tupac Shakur
soul music
5. A style of soft rock - lightly tinged with country music influences: John Denver - Olivia Newton-John - Kenny Rogers.
The Sex Pistols
country pop
N.W.A.
alternative music
6. DJ and leader of the furious five - he developed many of the turntable techniques that characterized early hip-hop music.
Grandmaster Flash
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Snoop Doggy Dogg (Calvin Broadus)
Carole King
7. The norm since the introduction of recording in the nineteenth century. Transforms the energy of sound waves into physical imprints (as in pre-1925 acoustic recordings) or into electronic waveforms that closely follow (and can be used to reproduce) t
Dolly Parton
analog recording
Donna Summer
N.W.A.
8. Got his start in the 1960s as a member of the famous folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. His album Graceland (1986) was a global collaboration recorded in South Africa - England - and the United States. It is the album responsible - more than any othe
alternative rock
Paul Simon
N.W.A.
synthesizer
9. Variant of hip-hop music; its emergence was heralded nationwide by the release of the album Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude). It included artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg - 2Pac Shakur - and the Notorious B.I.G.
Madonna
country pop
gangsta rap
Dolly Parton
10. The term 'alternative'—like the broadly equivalent terms 'underground' and 'independent'—is used across a wide range of popular genres - including rock - rap - adult contemporary - dance - folk - and country music. It is used to describe music that c
alternative music
Queen Latifah
Bob Marley
Beastie Boys
11. Born in Texas - Nelson was one of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement. Nelson's rise to national fame came in the mid-1970s - through his association with a group of musicians collectively known as 'the Outlaws.'
Queen Latifah
sampling
Willie Nelson
Michael Jackson
12. The norm since the introduction of recording in the nineteenth century. Transforms the energy of sound waves into physical imprints (as in pre-1925 acoustic recordings) or into electronic waveforms that closely follow (and can be used to reproduce) t
soft soul
rave
analog recording
Aretha Franklin
13. Veteran of folk pop groups such as the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition - star of made-for-TV movies. One of the main beneficiaries of country pop's increasing mainstream appeal.
Kenny Rogers
sequencer
Clear channel
hip-hop
14. In progressive country - performers wrote songs that were more intellectual and liberal in outlook than their contemporaries and were more concerned with testing the limits of the country music tradition than with scoring hits. The key artists includ
The Sex Pistols
progressive country
soul music
Nirvana
15. Device that enables musicians to create or 'synthesize' musical sounds. Began to appear on rock records during the early 1970s.
MP3
house music
synthesizer
The Sex Pistols
16. 'The Queen of Soul -' she began singing gospel music at an early age and had several hit records with Atlantic - including 'Respect' in 1967 and 'Think' in 1968.
funk music
Tupac Shakur
analog recording
Aretha Franklin
17. Named after the Warehouse - a popular gay dance club in Chicago - it was a style of techno dance music. Many house recordings were purely instrumental - with elements of European synth-pop - Latin soul - reggae - rap - and jazz grafted over an insist
RIAA
The Ramones
house music
soul music
18. Sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music; a fusion of 'country' and 'cosmopolitan.'
Queen Latifah
countrypolitan
The Ramones
psychedelic rock
19. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Janis Joplin
hardcore
David Bowie
James Brown
20. British hard rock band that formed in London in 1968. Zeppelin's sledgehammer style of guitar-focused rock music drew on various influences - including urban blues - San Francisco psychedelia - and the virtuoso guitar playing of Jimi Hendrix.
Run-D.M.C.
David Bowie
Led Zeppelin
progressive country
21. Variant of hip-hop music; its emergence was heralded nationwide by the release of the album Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude). It included artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg - 2Pac Shakur - and the Notorious B.I.G.
gangsta rap
art rock
punk rock
Sonic Youth
22. Springsteen's music and personal image evoked the rebellious rock 'n' rollers of the 1950s and the socially conscious folk rockers of the 1960s. His songs reflected his working-class origins and sympathies.
Prince
funk music
Bruce Springsteen
rap
23. Parton was born in the hill country of Tennessee and began her recording career at age eleven. She moved to Nashville in 1964 and built her career with regular appearances on country music radio and television.
Madonna
Dolly Parton
Sean 'Puffy' Combs
Jimi Hendrix
24. Style of folk music that grew in popularity in the burgeoning New York folk scene during the 1960s. It included artists such as Bob Dylan.
country pop
Nirvana
The Sex Pistols
urban folk
25. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
soft soul
grunge rock
Bruce Springsteen
Patsy Cline
26. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
bluegrass
soul music
Aretha Franklin
Lauryn Hill
27. Slick variety of rhythm & blues - often with lush orchestral accompaniment: the O'Jays - the Spinners - Al Green - Barry White.
hardcore
Kenny Rogers
synthesizer
soft soul
28. Prince is one of the most talented musicians ever to achieve mass commercial success in the field of popular music. He has sold almost forty million recordings. Between 1982 and 1992 - he placed nine albums in the Top 10 - reaching the top of the cha
disco
MIDI
sampling
Prince
29. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
psychedelic rock
Dolly Parton
breakdancing
hardcore
30. Rock style that emerged in the late 1970s. It was a 'back to basics' rebellion against the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock music—a stripped-down and often purposefully 'nonmusical' version of rock music.
Led Zeppelin
Sonic Youth
house music
punk rock
31. The term 'alternative'—like the broadly equivalent terms 'underground' and 'independent'—is used across a wide range of popular genres - including rock - rap - adult contemporary - dance - folk - and country music. It is used to describe music that c
Donna Summer
alternative music
Beastie Boys
synthesizer
32. The most important woman in the history of hip-hop - in terms of both her commercial success and her effectiveness in establishing a feminist beachhead on the male-dominated field of rap music.
MP3
Aretha Franklin
Queen Latifah
The Ramones
33. CEO of the New York independent label Bad Boy Records.
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34. Known as the 'Genius of Soul'; songwriter - arranger - keyboard player - and vocalist fluent in R&B - jazz - and mainstream pop.
punk rock
N.W.A.
Ray Charles
Dolly Parton
35. 'The Queen of Soul -' she began singing gospel music at an early age and had several hit records with Atlantic - including 'Respect' in 1967 and 'Think' in 1968.
grunge rock
RIAA
Aretha Franklin
psychedelic rock
36. Began his performing career as a member of the Jackson Five. He achieved unprecedented success with his 1982 album Thriller - and his elaborately produced music videos helped boost the new medium of music videos. Jackson became the first African Amer
Patsy Cline
grunge rock
Dolly Parton
Michael Jackson
37. Marketing category that emerged around 1990; it is most often used to describe bands like are.E.M. - Sonic Youth - the Dead Kennedys - and Nirvana.
gangsta rap
Willie Nelson
David Bowie
alternative rock
38. The 'Godfather of Soul.' He was known for his acrobatic physicality and remarkable charisma on stage. No other single musician has proven to be as influential on the sound and style of black music as James Brown.
soft soul
James Brown
hip-hop
synthesizer
39. Rapper from Oakland - California; hit the charts in 1990 with Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - which held the Number One position for twenty-one weeks and sold over ten million copies - becoming the bestselling rap album of all time.
Nirvana
M.C. Hammer
Carlos Santana
Paul Simon
40. Born in Texas - Nelson was one of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement. Nelson's rise to national fame came in the mid-1970s - through his association with a group of musicians collectively known as 'the Outlaws.'
Led Zeppelin
soul music
Napster
Willie Nelson
41. Springsteen's music and personal image evoked the rebellious rock 'n' rollers of the 1950s and the socially conscious folk rockers of the 1960s. His songs reflected his working-class origins and sympathies.
Led Zeppelin
techno
Tupac Shakur
Bruce Springsteen
42. 'Glam rock' pioneer who established the character of Ziggy Stardust.
Michael Jackson
David Bowie
Michael Jackson
breakdancing
43. Music played by San Francisco bands that encompassed a variety of styles and musical influences - including folk rock - blues - 'hard rock -' Latin music - and Indian classical music.
The Ramones
psychedelic rock
analog recording
countrypolitan
44. Co-founded in 1984 by the hip-hop promoter Russell Simmons and the musician-producer Rick Rubin. During the 1980s - Def Jam cross-promoted a new generation of artists - expanding and diversifying the national audience for hip-hop - and in 1986 became
David Bowie
Kurt Cobain
Kenny Rogers
Def Jam
45. Country vocalist who scored crossover hits with songs such as 'I Fall to Pieces -' and 'Crazy -' both recorded in 1961.
art rock
Grateful Dead
Willie Nelson
Patsy Cline
46. Style modeled on that of the early acoustic string bands; probably the original 'alternative country' music.
reggae
bluegrass
The Ramones
Queen Latifah
47. Internet-based software program that enabled computer users to share and swap files - specifically music - through a centralized file server. A federal court injunction forced Napster to shut down operations in February 2001.
Sonic Youth
Napster
David Bowie
sequencer
48. Acrobatic solo dancing improvised by the young 'B-boys' who attended hip-hop dances.
Nirvana
countrypolitan
countrypolitan
breakdancing
49. Device that standardized digital technologies - enabling devices produced by different manufacturers to 'communicate' with one another.
Lauryn Hill
MIDI
Aretha Franklin
Jimi Hendrix
50. Marketing category that emerged around 1990; it is most often used to describe bands like are.E.M. - Sonic Youth - the Dead Kennedys - and Nirvana.
sequencer
hip-hop
RIAA
alternative rock
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