首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Ok, so in our last class we were discussing big bands swing mu
[originaltext] Ok, so in our last class we were discussing big bands swing mu
游客
2023-08-15
44
管理
问题
Ok, so in our last class we were discussing big bands swing music. You remember this was a kind of dance music with a steady rhythm. But today we deal with style of music played by smaller jazz bands. It’s called bebop. Now bebop may use all sorts of new types of rhythms, some of them very irregular. We’ll talk more about that later. But first I want to talk about some of the social elements that I believe contributed to the development of bebop music. To do this, we have to look at when bebop arose and started becoming so popular, which was from the late 1930s through the 1940s, some the time of great depression write into the second world war. Now one factor that certainly help create the environment for bebop music was the decline of US economy. During the great depression, the economy suffered tremendously. And fewer people had money to spend on entertainment. Then during the 2nd World War the government imposed a new tax on public entertainment, what you might call performance tax. The government collected money on performances that included any types of acting, dancing or singing, but not instrumental music. So to avoid this new tax, some jazz bands stop using singers altogether. They started relying on the creativity of the instrumentalists to attract audiences. This was what bebop bands did. Now remember a lot of big bands have singers. So the instrumentalists simply played in the background and had occasional solos while the singer sang the melody to the songs, but not bebop bands. So the instrumentalists had much more freedom to be creative. So they experimented, playing the music faster and using new irregular sorts of rhythms.
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 19 to 21.
19. How did the bebop bands avoid the performance tax?
20. Why does the professor mention the decline of the US economy during the great depression?
21. What does the professor describe as a significant characteristic of bebop music?
选项
A、The music contained strong political messages.
B、The music had a steady beat that people could dance to.
C、The music included sad melodies.
D、The music contained irregular types of rhythms.
答案
D
解析
细节题。根据So the instrumentalists had much more freedom to be creative.So they experimented,playing the music faster and using new irregular sorts of rhythms.可知教授认为爵士音乐的一个显著特点是它包含不规律的韵律种类。因此,正确答案为D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2927097.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]M:Goodmorningeveryone.Thanksforbeingontime.We’vegotaw
[originaltext]M:Goodmorningeveryone.Thanksforbeingontime.We’vegotaw
[originaltext]Hello,everyone.Areyouintroverts?Trustme!Therearemill
[originaltext]Hello,everyone.Areyouintroverts?Trustme!Therearemill
[originaltext]Hello,everyone.Areyouintroverts?Trustme!Therearemill
[originaltext]Hi,everybody.I’mhonoredtogiveyouaspeechtoday.First,
[originaltext]Moderator:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreathon
[originaltext]Moderator:Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.Itgivesmegreathon
[originaltext]Collegebrochuresoftendepictfresh-faced,newly-mintedhigh
[originaltext]Collegebrochuresoftendepictfresh-faced,newly-mintedhigh
随机试题
Mostofushaveformedanunrealisticpictureoflifeonadesertisland.We
按风湿性疾病的分类,不属于弥漫性结缔组织病的是()A.系统性红斑狼疮 B.
无论资产之间相关系数的大小如何,投资组合的风险不会高于组合中所有单个资产中的最高
托架的规格为300mm×70mm×4.5mm,用于与Ф114mm钢管立柱配套使用
在药品价格管理中,医疗机构必须执行并不得擅自提高价格的药品是()A.企
Thechangeinthatvillagewasmiraculou
根据协定价格与标的物市场价格的关系,可将期权分为()。A:实值期权 B:虚值期
决定健康保险费率的因素主要包括()。A.疾病发生率 B.疾病持续时间 C.
(2016年真题)2015年12月1日,甲公司为购置环保设备申请政府补
机场目视助航标志施工顺序排列正确的是()A.清理道面、线型放样、道面施工完成并
最新回复
(
0
)