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1.- Technical data of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot": place, date and authorship.
Option 1
United States, sometime after 1865, Wallis Willis.
Option 2
United States, 2000, Wallis Willis.
Option 3
Germany, 1968, Wallis Willis.
Correct Option
2.- the song is classified as...
Germany traditional song.
African American spiritual song.
medieval traditional ballad.
3.- The performances of Hampton Singers e os Fisk Jubilee Singers...
made it possible for the song to reach a wider audience in the late XX century.
made it possible for the song to reach a wider audience in the late 17th century.
made it possible for the song to reach a wider audience in the late 19th century, being heard in more realms, not just religious.
4.- Its musical characteristics are:
use of repetition, ABCD structure, improvisation, heptatonic melody of call and answer.
use of repetition, free-form structure, improvisation, pentatonic melody of call and answer.
canon structure, improvisation, chromatic melody of call and answer.
5.- The song enjoyed a resurgence during the struggle for civil rights in the 60's and the folk renaissance. The most famous performance of this period was...
Joan Baez during the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Bob Dylan during the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival.
Janis Joplin during the legendary 1969 Woodstock Festival.
6.- Our version is based on the same musical style as that of Erik Clapton, what is it?
Heavy.
Rap.
Reggae.
7.- The song's time signature is:
binary rhythm, 2/4.
ternary rhythm, 3/4.
quaternary rhythm, 4/4.
Wrong
8.- The range of notes between the lowest and highest notes of the melody in voice 1 in our musical arrangement is:
from RE to MI’ (9ª).
from DO to FA’ (11ª).
from DO to DO’ (8ª).
9.- The 5 notes of the pentatonic melody of our version (in the voice) are:
RE, MI, SOL, LA, SI.
DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL.
RE, MI, FA, SOL, LA.
10.- The main key of our musical arrangement is:
G Major, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (G).
C Major, last chord (C).
F minor, 1 flat (Sib) & last chord (Fm).
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