Question

_____, _____, and blues were the biggest influences on the development of jazz.

Ragtime, rock
Rock, bebop
Band, ragtime
Band, fusion

Answer 1

Ragtime, Rock, and blues were the biggest influences on the development of jazz.

Answer 2

It has been hard to define Jazz. This music style encompasses a wide range of music, starting at a period of over 100 years (ragtime) to the 2010-era, where rock plays and important role.

The correct option is: Ragtime, rock.

Ragtime was important style between 1897 and 1918. John Philip Sousa created this style through a modification of the popular march. He added extra polyrhythms inspired by African music.

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