Question

What jazz influence is displayed in the following lines from Langston Hughes's poem "Deferred"? I want to pass the civil service. I want a television set. You know, as old as I am, I ain't never owned a decent radio yet? I'd like to take up Bach. A. syncopation B. call and response C. improvisation D. bamboula

Answer 1

Answer:

B. call and response

Explanation:

In music, a call and response refers to a sequence of two unique expressions, typically written in different parts of the music, in which the second phrase comes as a direct remark or in response to the first. It is very common in African American music.

The rest of the options are incorrect because a syncopation is an interruption of the regular flow of rhythm; improvisation concerns the spontaneous creation of music; and bamboula is a type of dance that occurs to the sound of the bamboula drums.