[問題]pptest-1 listening139-143

[ROMA]

★Listen to a talk in a Music History course
Good morning, today we’re going to learn a little more about that great musical tradition called “the blues.” And in just a minute, we’ll get to hear the voice of a great blues performer, one of mile time famous singers and that’s Bessie Smith. First of all, let me tell you a little about her, Bessie Smith grew up in the south in Tennessee, and while she were still a teenager, she started touring a country with other black performers, and made a name for herself. By 1923, she was making records for a major recording studio and selling hundreds of thousands of copies, and soon, she was singing at so loud performances at the theaters in city after city with huge overflow crowds outside, often filling with the street and blocking the traffic. It was really something. A couple of years later, she and Great Louis Armstrong made an unforgettable recording of the St. Louis Blues. And a few years after that, St. Louis blues was also the name of Bessie Smith’s only movie, one of the very early talking pictures. Try to see it sometime if you can. From then, until her death, Bessie Smith kept on writing and recording songs and singing the blues in concerts all over the country, all together she make 160 records. We are going to play one of them now and as we do, please listen the passion of that wonderful deep voice of hers. I think you’ll be able to understand why Louis Armstrong said Bessie Smith: she had music in her soul.

139. What is the talk mainly about?

まThe career of Bessie Smith
まThe origin of blues music
まGreat performances by Louis Armstrong
まThe early years of the recording industry
A

140. What does the professor imply about Louis Armstrong?

まHe grew up in Tennessee.
まHe taught Bessie Smith to sing.
まHe made only one movie during his lifetime.
まHe admired the deep feeling in Bessie Smith's
singing.
D

141. According to the professor, what often happened during
Bessie Smith's concerts?

まMovie crews filmed her performances.
まMillions listened to her on the radio.
まShe was accompanied by Louis Armstrong's band.
まTraffic stopped because of crowds outside the
theater.
D

142. What was special about the movie St. Louis Blues?

まIt was the first of many successful movies by
Bessie Smith.
まIt made Louis Armstrong famous.
まIt was one of the first movies with sound.
まIt tells the story of Bessie Smith's life.
C

143. What will the class do next?

まDiscuss another well-known blues musician
まListen to a recording by a famous blues singer
まWatch the movie St. Louis Blues
まEnjoy a live performance of well-known blues songs
B

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[bluerondo]

St. Louis Blues是一部電影, 也是一張專輯.
talking pictures 之所以強調talking, 是因為早期的電影都是默劇,
直到20年代開始才逐漸加入聲音. talking pictures應該也就是所謂的talkie(有聲電影)(有錯請指正;-$ )
這部電影(或專輯)可說是Bessie Smith顛峰期的代表作.
而與Louis Armstrong合作的這張專輯, 也被評為20年代最佳的唱片之一.

background reading:
http://www.redhotjazz.com/bessie.html

[ROMA]

感恩阿!!終於有人回我囉