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1.- Technical data of "Alexander's Ragtime Band": place, date and authorship.
Option 1
United States, 1911, Irving Berlin.
Option 2
United States, 1777, Irving Berlin.
Option 3
United States, 1911, Scott Joplin.
Correct Option
2.- The song could be considered as a narrative sequel to:
"Alexander and His Saxophone".
"Alexander and His Clarinet".
"Alexander and His Trumpet".
Correcto
3.- After its initial release...
the Berlin song in 1911 "sold less than a thousand copies of scores." Overnight, Berlin has become a musical and cultural landmark to avoid.
the Berlin song in 1711 "sold a million copies of scores" and "another million in 1712, and continued to sell for years afterwards." Overnight, Berlin has become a musical and cultural landmark.
the Berlin song in 1911 "sold a million copies of scores" and "another million in 1912, and continued to sell for years afterwards." Overnight, Berlin has become a musical and cultural landmark.
4.- In 1927:
jazz singer Bessie Smith recorded a version that became one of the hit songs of that year.
rap singer Bessie Smith recorded a version that became one of the hit songs of that year.
vaudeville singer Emma Carus recorded a version that became one of the hit songs of that year.
5.- There have been allegations of fraudulent appropriation of this song, ie plagiarism:
Berlin has allegedly stolen the four notes of "oh, ma honey" from the drafts of "Mayflower Rag" and "A Real Slow Drag" by prolific composer Louis Armstrong.
Berlin has allegedly stolen the four notes of "oh, ma honey" from the drafts of "Mayflower Rag" and "A Real Slow Drag" by prolific composer Scott Joplin.
Joplin has allegedly stolen the four notes of "oh, ma honey" from the drafts of "Mayflower Rag" and "A Real Slow Drag" by prolific composer Irvin Berlin.
6.- The song's time signature is:
ternary rhythm, 3/4.
binary rhythm, 2/4.
quaternary rhythm, 4/4.
7.- The beginning of the melody in our musical arrangement has a special feature:
it is an anacruse, a group of 3 unaccented eighth notes, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
it is an anacruse, a group of 4 unaccented half notes, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
it is an anacruse, a group of 4 unaccented quarter notes, which precede the first strong beat of the musical phrase and therefore appear before the bar.
8.- The range of notes between the lowest and highest notes of the melody in voice 1 in our musical arrangement is:
from DO to FA’ (11ª).
from DO to DO’ (8ª).
9.- The main key of our musical arrangement is:
G Major, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (G).
G minor, 1 sharp (Fa#) & last chord (Gm).
F Major, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (F).
10.- Listen to the following version and choose the instrumentation that sounds:
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symphony orchestra & male solo voice.
Big band (Jazz orchestra).
Big band (Jazz cuartet), female voice.
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