"pre-jazz"
late 1800s-early 1900s
first truly American type of music
dance based
syncopated and light hearted
wasn't improvised - written down which made it classical in a sense
problem = cannot be changed (like classical music)
restricted, it all sounded the same
piano, AABBCCDD style
Used 11 times
Answer: they are equal to one beat.
Explanation: 2 eighth notes are equal to a quarter note.
Chiaroscuro (I am not sure that is spelled right.)