1940s Test

1940s Test

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Arts

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Marshall Dear

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What technological innovation in the 1940s revolutionized recording techniques?

Back

The reel-to-reel tape recorder

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which artist was propelled to fame in the 1940s through radio exposure and sparked fan hysteria?

Back

Frank Sinatra

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What significant change in record formats occurred in the late 1940s?

Back

The 12-inch 33 rpm LP disc was introduced

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who pioneered overdubbing and sound-on-sound recording techniques in the 1940s?

Back

Les Paul

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which female artist was known as “The First Lady of Song” in the 1940s?

Back

Ella Fitzgerald

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which genres were especially prominent in 1940s popular music?

Back

Jazz and Swing

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What emerging consumer group began influencing music trends during the 1940s?

Back

Teenagers

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