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1. A measure or two where nobody plays except for the soloist.

2. Rebirth of African-American culture

3. Form of vocal improvisation on nonsense syllables

4. Most prolific American composer (Big Band)

5. And easy-listening type of jazz

6. A spirit dancer

7. A complex and sophisticated type of improvisation jazz

8. Combination of jazz and rock

9. A steady - recurring pulse

10. One of the most famous male blues singers who helped R & B develop

11. Juxtaposing two or more different rhythms

12. Jazz played by small band and characterized by ensemble and solo improvisation

13. An African American music that often expresses sadness - longing - or frustration

14. Big Band-first inter-racial music group

15. Rhythm characterized by syncopation in the melody and regularly accented accompaniment.

16. A musical figure repeated at the same pitch throughout the composition

17. Deliberate shifts of accent so that it conflicts with a steady beat

18. One of the most famous female blues singers; first black woman to work with a white orchestra

19. Structure and design of a musical composition incorporating unity - variety - content - and repitition.

20. Developed ragtime music

21. A larger jazz band characterized by ensemble and solo improvisation

22. A type of spontaneous musical invention

23. If dancer messes up - then the drums stop

24. Brightly colored woven fabric originally worn by Ashante kings

25. Ballroom that both whites

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