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1.- Technical data of "The Charleston": place, date and authorship.
Option 1
United States, 1953, music James P. Johnson, lyrics Cecil Mack.
Option 2
United States, 1923, music Cecil Mack, Lyrics James P. Johnson.
Option 3
United States, 1923, music James P. Johnson, lyrics Cecil Mack.
Correct Option
2.- The song was composed for:
to accompany the Charleston dance, very characteristic of the 1920s.
to accompany the Charleston dance, very characteristic of the 1950s.
to accompany the Charleston dance, very characteristic of the 1820s.
3.- The stride piano is:
a jazzy way of playing the piano that came from an evolution of Ragtime.
an operistic way of playing the piano that came from an evolution of Classical Music.
a rap way of playing the piano that came from an evolution of Rap.
4.- The main rhythm in the song is:
basically the first bar of a clave 3 2 (European rhythm pattern).
basically the first bar of a clave 3 2 (Cuban rhythm pattern).
basically the first bar of a clave 3 2 (Chinese rhythm pattern).
5.- The song was used in several films set in the 1920s:
Roxie Hart (1942), Margie (1946), Superman (1946), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1950), Midnight in Paris (2011)...
Chicago (1962), Stars Wars (1946), La vida es Bella (1946), Tea for Four (1950), Midnight in Paris (2011).
Roxie Hart (1942), Margie (1946), Qué bello es vivir (1946), Tea for Two (1950), Midnight in Paris (2011).
6.- One of the most famous recordings of the song was:
The Golden Gate Orchestra in 1925, included in the National Record of the United States.
The Golden Gate Orchestra in 1725, included in the National Record of the United States.
The Golden Gate Orchestra in 2005, included in the National Record of the United States.
7.- The song's time signature is:
binary rhythm, 2/4.
ternary rhythm, 3/4.
quaternary rhythm, 4/4.
8.- The range of notes between the lowest and highest notes of the melody in voice 1 in our musical arrangement is:
from FA to RE’ (6ª).
from DO to FA’ (11ª).
from DO to DO’ (8ª).
9.- The main key of our musical arrangement is:
C Major, last chord (C).
B b Major, 2 flats (Sib, Mib) & last chord (Bb).
G Major, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (G).
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), duo (female & male voices) & mixed choir.
Classical quartet, male solo voice & male choir.
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