The first American concert band to function as a professional ensemble was ________Blank.Multiple Choicethe Sousa Bandthe United State Marine Bandthe Gilmore Bandthe American Fife and Drum Corp

Besides their military functions, early military bands also played Blank______.Multiple choice question.at ceremonial services of common peopleto entertain the public at parades and informal concertsto assemble the public for religious sermonsto entertain the political leaders at every informal meetings

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

Musical genres that include an effective blend of serious concert music and rock are called Blank______.Multiple choice question.grunge rockurban rockfolk rockart rock

The typical bebop combo consisted of Blank______.Multiple choice question.only percussion instrumentsa guitar lead supported by four clarinets and four trombonestrumpet and saxophone, double bass, piano, and percussiononly woodwind instruments

Black jazz musicians added instruments to their small combos and developed the vibrant sound that came to be known as Blank______, or swing.Multiple choice question.big band jazztropicáliabossa novadanzón-mambo