Question

_______ is a complex style of music usually for small jazz groups consisting of four to six players and meant for attentive listening, not dancing.

Answer 1

Answer:    Bebop

Explanation:  Bebop is a sub-type, style or label of jazz that contains basic musical instruments needed for rhythm i.e drums and bass, then an instrument for shaping a kind of melody using a chord such as a piano and there are also usually some wind instruments such as trumpet or saxophone, so four to six musicians are in the band. The characteristics of such jazz is a fast tempo with accented chords that change rapidly, there is a lot of improvisation, that is a style where the mastery of musicians comes to the fore. Although there is a lot of improvisation, one can enjoy rapid and frequent changes of rhythm and harmony, and listening to this type of jazz means enjoying the mastery of musicians, while the very form of this jazz itself is not suitable for dance.

Answer 2

Answer:

BEBOP is a complex style of music usually for small jazz groups consisting of four to six players and meant for attentive listening, not dancing.

Explanation:

Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States, which features songs characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody.

Bebop is not intended for dancing, it enables the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies