Work song, call & response
A cappella religious song
Classic spiritual
Gospel with instruments
Queen of the blues
Chicago blues
Modern blues
Syncopated piano
Famous rag
Creole pianist
Early jazz bands
Legendary trumpet
Classic Dixieland
First jazz recording (1917)
Swing for dancing
King of swing
Kansas City swing
Virtuoso alto saxophone
Bebop trumpet
Bebop piano
Modal cool jazz
Cool jazz in 5/4
Free jazz
Jazz rock / fusion
The king of rock'n'roll
Father of rock guitar
Explosive energy
First major hit
The four lads from Liverpool
Blues rock
Psychedelic guitar
Socially conscious folk
Soul / funk
Hard rock
Iconic riff
Prog rock
Operatic rock
Glam rock
King of pop
Queen of pop
Funk-rock
1980s rock
Heavy metal
Synth pop
Hip hop is born
Seattle grunge
Britpop
Alt rock
Mainstream rap
Electronic club music
2000s pop rock
Contemporary R&B
Modern rap
Global K-pop
Digital indie pop
From Puglia, he revolutionizes Sanremo in 1958 with 'Volare': taking melodic Italian song to the whole world.
The 'Tigress of Cremona': a voice with an enormous range, the queen of Italian pop since the 1960s.
Known as 'Il Molleggiato' for his springy movements, he brings rock'n'roll to Italy and becomes an icon of pop, film and TV.
Genoese school of songwriting
Istrian singer-songwriter
A voice of the Italian singer-songwriter tradition
A singer-songwriter of the Genoese school, with a deep voice and melancholy lyrics; he dies in Sanremo in 1967.
Genoese school of songwriting
The 'poet' of Italian song: he gives a voice to society's outsiders through literary lyrics and ballads.
With lyricist Mogol, he creates Italian singer-songwriter pop: unforgettable melodies and original lyrics.
A singer-songwriter from Bologna, jazz musician and poet: his work ranges from pop to sweeping portraits of history.
The 'Prince' of the Roman school of songwriting: storytelling songs with sophisticated lyrics open to different interpretations.
A singer-songwriter from Modena in Emilia: folk ballads with powerful storytelling and a strong commitment to social issues.
Irony and social commitment
Roman school of songwriting
Romantic singer-songwriter
Sophisticated singer-songwriter
He invents 'song-theater': monologues and songs in which he reflects on politics and society.
Milanese school of songwriting
A lawyer and jazz pianist: swing moods, a gravelly voice and cinematic lyrics.
From Zocca: with a raspy voice and direct lyrics, he is the symbol of Italian rock.
From Naples: he mixes blues, jazz, fusion and Neapolitan tradition in a language all his own.
Sophisticated pop
International pop
'Sugar' Fornaciari brings blues, soul and gospel to Italy through international collaborations.
Singer-songwriter rock
Lorenzo Cherubini: from his beginnings in rap to upbeat pop that blends genres and addresses social issues.
Introspective singer-songwriter
Roman singer-songwriter
From Friuli: with a crystal-clear voice, she writes in English and Italian, blending pop and electronic music.
The singer-songwriter from Catania known as the 'Cantantessa'
Italian pop-soul
Singer-songwriter pop
A powerful voice in contemporary Italian pop: two Sanremo wins (2013, 2023).
A band from Rome: from rock on X Factor to victory at Eurovision 2021, they bring Italian rock to the world.
Rap by second-generation immigrants
Emotional pop
Piano-based trap-pop
Daughter of Mango and Laura Valente: she wins Sanremo 2024 with a song that blends cumbia and pop.
Several overlapping rhythms
Harp-lute from Mali
Goblet drum
Xylophone with gourds
Sudafrica
Sitar and tampura
Tabla virtuoso
Bamboo flute
Indian film pop music
Rio Carnival
Brazil, Jobim
Argentina, bandoneon
Peru, quena and charango
Mexico, trumpets and guitars
Short-necked lute
Plucked zither
Reed flute
Egypt's legendary voice
Two-stringed fiddle
Chinese lute
Japanese zither
Zen bamboo flute
Gong orchestra
Scotland, Ireland
Spain, guitar
Jewish tradition
Southern Italy
Topic outlines
The Belle Époque
The Avant-Garde Movements
Jazz
Work song, call & response
A cappella religious song
Classic spiritual
Gospel with instruments
Queen of the blues
Chicago blues
Modern blues
Syncopated piano
Famous rag
Creole pianist
Early jazz bands
Legendary trumpet
Classic Dixieland
First jazz recording (1917)
Swing for dancing
King of swing
Kansas City swing
Virtuoso alto saxophone
Bebop trumpet
Bebop piano
Modal cool jazz
Cool jazz in 5/4
Free jazz
Jazz rock / fusion
1.What does call-and-response mean in work songs?
2.How are the notes arranged in twelve-tone music?
3.How does Debussy's music evoke images?
4.Which meeting of cultures gave rise to jazz?
5.What is a work song?
6.The typical blues structure is…
7.Which piano style, featuring syncopation and Scott Joplin among its composers, came before jazz itself?
8.The big-band style of the 1930s-1940s, with a steady rhythm for dancing, is called:
9.Bebop, which emerged in the 1940s, is characterized by:
10.Which trumpeter and singer is an icon of New Orleans jazz?
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Rock
The king of rock'n'roll
Father of rock guitar
Explosive energy
First major hit
The four lads from Liverpool
Blues rock
Psychedelic guitar
Socially conscious folk
Soul / funk
Hard rock
Iconic riff
Prog rock
Operatic rock
Glam rock
King of pop
Queen of pop
Funk-rock
1980s rock
Heavy metal
Synth pop
Hip hop is born
Seattle grunge
Britpop
Alt rock
Mainstream rap
Electronic club music
2000s pop rock
Contemporary R&B
Modern rap
Global K-pop
Digital indie pop
From Puglia, he revolutionizes Sanremo in 1958 with 'Volare': taking melodic Italian song to the whole world.
The 'Tigress of Cremona': a voice with an enormous range, the queen of Italian pop since the 1960s.
Known as 'Il Molleggiato' for his springy movements, he brings rock'n'roll to Italy and becomes an icon of pop, film and TV.
Genoese school of songwriting
Istrian singer-songwriter
A voice of the Italian singer-songwriter tradition
A singer-songwriter of the Genoese school, with a deep voice and melancholy lyrics; he dies in Sanremo in 1967.
Genoese school of songwriting
The 'poet' of Italian song: he gives a voice to society's outsiders through literary lyrics and ballads.
With lyricist Mogol, he creates Italian singer-songwriter pop: unforgettable melodies and original lyrics.
A singer-songwriter from Bologna, jazz musician and poet: his work ranges from pop to sweeping portraits of history.
The 'Prince' of the Roman school of songwriting: storytelling songs with sophisticated lyrics open to different interpretations.
A singer-songwriter from Modena in Emilia: folk ballads with powerful storytelling and a strong commitment to social issues.
Irony and social commitment
Roman school of songwriting
Romantic singer-songwriter
Sophisticated singer-songwriter
He invents 'song-theater': monologues and songs in which he reflects on politics and society.
Milanese school of songwriting
A lawyer and jazz pianist: swing moods, a gravelly voice and cinematic lyrics.
From Zocca: with a raspy voice and direct lyrics, he is the symbol of Italian rock.
From Naples: he mixes blues, jazz, fusion and Neapolitan tradition in a language all his own.
Sophisticated pop
International pop
'Sugar' Fornaciari brings blues, soul and gospel to Italy through international collaborations.
Singer-songwriter rock
Lorenzo Cherubini: from his beginnings in rap to upbeat pop that blends genres and addresses social issues.
Introspective singer-songwriter
Roman singer-songwriter
From Friuli: with a crystal-clear voice, she writes in English and Italian, blending pop and electronic music.
The singer-songwriter from Catania known as the 'Cantantessa'
Italian pop-soul
Singer-songwriter pop
A powerful voice in contemporary Italian pop: two Sanremo wins (2013, 2023).
A band from Rome: from rock on X Factor to victory at Eurovision 2021, they bring Italian rock to the world.
Rap by second-generation immigrants
Emotional pop
Piano-based trap-pop
Daughter of Mango and Laura Valente: she wins Sanremo 2024 with a song that blends cumbia and pop.
1.Which musical styles came together to create rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s?
2.Who is considered 'the king of rock'n'roll' in the 1950s?
3.The Beatles are a band from:
4.Which musical movement do Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath belong to?
5.The punk movement of the mid-1970s is represented by:
6.Which Queen song is famous for its free-form, operatic structure?
7.In the 1990s, grunge took off with an iconic Nirvana song. Which one?
8.K-pop is a pop genre that originated:
9.Which of these is an Italian singer-songwriter?
10.Rock'n'roll emerged from the meeting of:
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Pop and Song
Italian song
Songs and messages
Music and gender equality
Artists beyond barriers
Musical Theatre
World music
Several overlapping rhythms
Harp-lute from Mali
Goblet drum
Xylophone with gourds
Sudafrica
Sitar and tampura
Tabla virtuoso
Bamboo flute
Indian film pop music
Rio Carnival
Brazil, Jobim
Argentina, bandoneon
Peru, quena and charango
Mexico, trumpets and guitars
Short-necked lute
Plucked zither
Reed flute
Egypt's legendary voice
Two-stringed fiddle
Chinese lute
Japanese zither
Zen bamboo flute
Gong orchestra
Scotland, Ireland
Spain, guitar
Jewish tradition
Southern Italy
1.How are folk music traditions often passed on?
2.What role do songs play in a musical?
3.How does percussionist Evelyn Glennie perceive sound?
4.What does gender equality promote in the music world?
5.To understand a song's message, what do you compare?
6.Which group includes singer-songwriters from the Genoese school?
7.Which section often contains the most memorable hook in a pop song?
8.What is polyrhythm, a typical feature of African music?
9.The kora is a traditional instrument from which geographical area?
10.In Indian classical music, a 'raga' is:
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