Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following statements are true about Wynton Marsalis?Multiple choice question.He is a classicist who believes that bebop is the foundation of modern jazz.He is a classically trained African American pianist interested in the forms of Europe art music, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque period.He is a multi-instrumentalist who principally plays saxophone and flute.He completely rejects early jazz styles in his own compositions.

Multiple Choice QuestionWhich of the following best describes the creators of jazz?Multiple choice question.Classically trained composers living along the east coast of the United StatesWhite musicians who traveled to Africa and were heavily influenced by the music they found thereBlack American conductors who had grown tired of performing popular marchesBlack American musicians playing in the dance halls, bars, and brothels of southern cities

Which of the following statements is true of Mary Lou Williams?Multiple choice question.She developed a distinctive jazz sound using a clarinet lead supported by four saxophones.She restrained herself from composing music for the musical style called bebop.She brought big band music to national attention through her radio programs.She contributed to all the evolving styles of popular piano music.

Which of the following statements is true of bebop music?Multiple choice question.It consisted of short stylized instrumental solos.It depended on written arrangements similar to the style of big band music.It consisted of large and richly dissonant chords.It followed prearranged harmonic progressions.

Which of the following is true about Paul Whiteman?Multiple choice question.Notes were rarely written out for Whiteman's musicians, who indulged in creative flights of improvisational fancy.Whiteman was regarded as the "father of stride piano."Whiteman was a classically trained percussionist.Although Whiteman was known for a time as the "king of jazz," his music was mostly written out and only sounded "jazzy."

Multiple Choice QuestionIdentify a true statement about bebop.Multiple choice question.It was meant for listening more than dancing.It supported the domestication of jazz by the swing bands of the 1930s.It depended on written arrangements and short stylized solos just like big band music.It followed familiar harmonic progressions.