Cards in this guide (18)
What is improvisational music
music that is made up by the musician as it is being played
The city of New Orleans was originally founded as part of a colony from what country
Who founded the Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music was founded in 1822 by Lord
Burghersh. It was located in Tenterden Street, Hanover Square.
Whose birthday is celebrated on international dance day
What is the relation of the Nielson Media Company to television
It conducts research on the size of the audience for both radio
and television.
From which of these terms is the word ballet derived
ballo
The word ballet comes from the French and was borrowed into English around 1630.
Where was the kinetoscope first presented to the public
the World's Columbian Exposition
Which dance form does ballet fit
What time period can the origin of Mardi Gras be traced to
the period following the civil war
What were the syncopated piano compositions that were popular in the 1890s called
What type of music was very popular in New Orleans following the Civil War
Which of these are television sets designed to do
receive broadcast signals
Which of these best describes creoles of color
mixed African and European blood
Who wrote Le Triomphe de l'Amour
What groups helped the freed slaves who were living in New Orleans following the Civil War
mutual aid and benevolant societies
Which event brought the elements of the blues spirituals and rural dances to New Orleans music
black Americans came to new Orleans first as slaves and later as
free people
Who was a famous leader of the white ragtime bands in New Orleans in the late 1800s and early 1900s
What are electron guns
Electron guns are used in devices like Cathode Ray Tubes and
Linear accelerators to create a fine beam of electrons that can
them be used for various purposes. They generally consist of a hot
cathode and a series of focusing and accelerating plates and
coils.