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The Creative Process 1000c STJ
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Undergraduate 1
03/07/2013

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Patronage Era
Definition
1400-1600
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Baroque and Rococco Era
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1600-1750
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Classical Era
Definition
1750-1820s
Term
Romantic Era
Definition
1820s-1890s
Term
The "Roaring 20's" featured what style of music?
Definition
Jazz
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The first "talkie" film premiered in what year?
Definition
1927
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What music styles appeared in the 1930s?
Definition
Big Band and Folk music
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Serendipity:
Definition
Chance
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The basis of Disney's "Fantasia":
Definition
The music tells the story of the images you see on the screen. What you make of the movie is all based on your imagination.
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Paul Dukas is the composer of:
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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A Copyright is:
Definition
The registration of anything you have created to protect from theft and plagiarism.
Term
October 6th, 1927 is the date of the first-ever:
Definition
Talkie film
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BMI stands for:
Definition
Broadcast Music, Inc
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What is BMI?
Definition
A Music Rights Organization
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What does ASCAP stand for?
Definition
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
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What is Yesidual?
Definition
Royalties given to copyright owners of old songs and TV shows that are still played on TV and radio
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What does SAG stand for?
Definition
Screen Actors Guild
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Jazz was started in what US city?
Definition
New Orleans, LA
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What years was Ragtime popular in America?
Definition
1900-1917
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What did Scott Joplin refer to his music as?
Definition
"rags"
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From 1920-1929 what style of music was popular?
Definition
"Hot Jazz"
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What instruments did "Hot Jazz" bands consist of?
Definition
Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Drums, Rhythm section, Piano, and the occasional Banjo
Term
Some notable names from the Jazz era?
Definition
Charles Washington, Jazbo Brown
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What year was Prohibition abolished?
Definition
1933
Term
What recreational activity became popular at this time?
Definition
Listening to the radio
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How many speak-easies were found in Manhattan alone during Prohibition?
Definition
24,000
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What instruments did Swing/Big Band bands consist of?
Definition
- 4 each of Saxes, Trumpets, Clarinets, and Trombones
- String Bass
-Drums
-Piano
- Rhythm section
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What radio program spread fear throughout America on Halloween 1938?
Definition
War of the Worlds on Orson Wells
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What was Folk Music considered?
Definition
Protest Music
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Who is George Gershwin?
Definition
A Broadway Playwright/Composer
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What famous piece did Gershwin compose?
Definition
Rhapsody in Blue
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Who is Paul Whiteman?
Definition
The self-proclaimed "King of Jazz"
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What is a "Blues scale?"
Definition
When you lower the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes in a major scale
Term
Who is William Grant Still?
Definition
Composer of the Afro-American Symphony
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What did Aaron Copeland produce?
Definition
Music for the Theatre
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What are Blues Chords?
Definition
1st, 4th, 5th, notes on piano, with a 7th added onto the 5th chord
Term
Who is Bessie Smith?
Definition
"Empress of the Blues".
Term
What did the letter "R" in a circle stand for on certain artists recordings?
Definition
Race.
Term
Who is Eubie Blake?
Definition
Wrote "Eubie".
Term
What form of Jazz was popular from 1900-1940?
Definition
Modern Jazz
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What music style was popular from 1940-1947?
Definition
"Bop"
Term
Who were some popular "Bop" musicians?
Definition
Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Lewis, Gunthen Schuller
Term
What emerged in 1948 until 1956?
Definition
The "Cool" music era.
Term
Who were some musicians from the "Cool" era?
Definition
Miles Davis
Term
What is an Ostinato?
Definition
Bass line that repeats itself
Term
What music style appeared from 1956-1964?
Definition
Hand Bop/Soul Jazz
Term
What instruments were in a Modern Jazz Quartet?
Definition
2 violins, a viola, and a cello
Term
What is Source Music?
Definition
Music that you can see where the sound is coming from
Term
What is Functional Music?
Definition
Music that is added to a film after it's made
Term
Who is Alan Fried?
Definition
DJ at WWJ Cleveland.
Term
What is Alan Fried's claim to fame?
Definition
Coined the term rock and roll.
Term
What is a Payola?
Definition
"I'll pay you to talk about my product and play my song"
Term
What is Telstar?
Definition
The first communications satellite and a song by the Tornados
Term
What did the band The Tornados do before The Beatles?
Definition
have a #1 hit on the US charts
Term
What are some films that included Electronic Music in their soundtracks?
Definition
Thing From Another World, Logans Run, Apocalypse Now, Witness, American Gigolo, Flash Point, Miami Vice
Term
What is Avant-Garde?
Definition
No melody or harmony, but sounds to emphasize the mood in a film, TV show, or music production
Term
What is the definition of Art?
Definition
Whatever has form and takes up space
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Who is the Father of Avant-Garde?
Definition
Kristof Penderecki
Term
Alleatoric?:
Definition
Chance
Term
What is a Glissando?
Definition
A slide from the lowest note to the highest in a piece of music
Term
Who was the original composer of the music in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey?
Definition
Alex North
Term
Who was the composer of the music in the film Close Encounters?
Definition
John Williams
Term
Who was the composer of the music in the film Rosemary's Baby?
Definition
Christopher Pomeda
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Who was the composer of the music in the film The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly?
Definition
Ennio Marricone
Term
Who was the composer of the music in the film Patton?
Definition
Jerry Goldsmith
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Who was the composer of the music in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Definition
John Williams
Term
What are the two approaches to acting?
Definition
Classical and Method
Term
What defines Classical Acting?
Definition
Very strict stage directions and line memorization, very formal and well kept together
Term
What defines Method Acting?
Definition
Very extreme mental and emotional states.
Actors will do anything to portray their character, as if they were the characters themselves
Term
Phrasing:
Definition
Your diction, speed, and clarity of words spoken or sung
Term
Voiceover:
Definition
An announcement made over a scene where the speaker isn't seen talking or seen at all
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Buy-Out:
Definition
Being paid to write songs or jingles for a company, but the company owns the song/jingle after you've finished writing it
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