A feature of Duke Ellington is that he is recognized as a(n) Blank______.Multiple choice question.alto clarinetisttenor saxophonistserious composerobtrusive arranger

Multiple Choice QuestionDuke Ellington transformed the sounds of instruments, sometimes effectively obscuring their identification, by Blank______.Multiple choice question.juxtaposing instruments in nontraditional combinationsusing only one particular limit of an instrument's rangealways using a clarinet lead supported by four saxophonessuppressing the talents and skills of black musicians

Jazz pianist, composer, and scholar Billy Taylor refers to Blank______, in fact, as America's classical music.Multiple choice question.gospelrockdiscojazz

Unlike early jazz pioneers, most of the big band musicians Blank______.Multiple choice question.had formal music trainingwere against the idea of arranging musicwere inclined toward solo improvisationhad difficult time in structuring music

The jazz saxophonist and composer Blank______ became in a sense the spiritual leader of free jazz during the last years of his short life.Multiple choice question.Pat MethenyHerbie HancockJohn ColtraneChick Corea

In his band, Glenn Miller developed a distinctive jazz sound that included Blank______.Multiple choice question.a piano lead supported by four trombonesa clarinet lead supported by four saxophonesa guitar lead supported by four clarinetsa trumpet lead supported by four saxophones