Which genre of music originated in New Orleans and is characterized by its syncopated rhythms and brass instruments?

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Which genre of music originated in New Orleans and is characterized by its syncopated rhythms and brass instruments?

A. Jazz

B. Blues

C. Reggae

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A. Jazz

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D. Country

Answer 2

A. Punk Rock

Answer 3

C. New Wave

Answer 4

D. Glam Rock

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A. Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer 6

B. Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer 7

C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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D. Franz Joseph Haydn

Answer 9

A. Baroque

Answer 10

B. Classical

Answer 11

C. Romantic

Answer 12

D. Renaissance

Answer 13

A. Gioachino Rossini

Answer 14

B. Giuseppe Verdi

Answer 15

C. Richard Wagner

Answer 16

D. Franz Liszt

Answer 17

A. Electronic

Answer 18

B. Classical

Answer 19

C. Trumpet

Answer 20

D. Clarinet

Answer 21

A. Counterpoint

Answer 22

B. Harmony

Answer 23

A. Crescendo

Answer 24

B. Diminuendo

Answer 25

C. Fortissimo

Answer 26

D. Decrescendo

Answer 27

B. Britpop

Answer 28

C. Hip Hop

Answer 29

A. Civil Rights Movement

Answer 30

B. Black Power Movement

Answer 31

C. Funk Movement

Answer 32

D. Soul Movement

Answer 33

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Answer 34

B. Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer 35

C. Giuseppe Verdi

Answer 36

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Answer 37

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Answer 38

D. Bassoon

Answer 39

B. Ternary

Answer 40

D. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 41

A. Saxophone

Answer 42

C. Clarinet

Answer 43

D. Trombone

Answer 44

D. Harmony

Answer 45

B. Clarinet

Answer 46

D. Bassoon

Answer 47

A. Georges Bizet

Answer 48

B. Giacomo Puccini

Answer 49

C. Giuseppe Verdi

Answer 50

D. Richard Wagner

Answer 51

A. Transposition

Answer 52

B. Variation

Answer 53

C. Inversion

Answer 54

D. Counterpoint

Answer 55

A. Theme and Variations

Answer 56

C. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 57

A. Ternary

Answer 58

D. Sonata-Allegro

Answer 59

A. Retrograde

Answer 60

B. Inversion

Answer 61

C. Counterpoint

Answer 62

D. Augmentation

Answer 63

A. Giacomo Puccini

Answer 64

B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 65

C. Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer 66

D. Georges Bizet

Answer 67

C. Dynamics

Answer 68

D. Harmony

Answer 69

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Answer 70

C. Calypso

Answer 71

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Answer 73

B. Michael Jackson

Answer 74

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Answer 75

D. Bob Dylan

Answer 76

A. George Frideric Handel

Answer 77

B. Franz Joseph Haydn

Answer 78

C. Johann Sebastian Bach

Answer 79

D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer 80

B. Trumpet

Answer 81

A. Crescendo

Answer 82

B. Decrescendo

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