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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Porgy and Bess
B An American in Paris
C West Side Story
D Fiddler on the Roof
Question #2
A Gershwin died from a brain tumor at a young age.
B George Gershwin lived a long life.
C Gershwin achieved international fame through his “jazzy” compositional and performance style.
Question #3
A racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
B among the most commercially and artistically successful
C syncopations incorporated
D resembled improvised jazz
Question #6
A were vaudeville entertainers.
B were musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
C demonstrated and sold sheet music.
D specialized in singing spirituals.
Question #7
A the symphonic multimovement cycle.
B Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
C verse-chorus song form.
D Baroque ritornello form.
Question #8
A followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
B All possible answers.
C capitalized on ragtime.
D capitalized on jazz styles.
Question #9
A dialogue between soloist and large ensemble.
B it is in three movements.
C fanciful and unpredictable virtuosity.
D recurring, recognizable themes.
Question #11
A big-band ensemble.
B piano trio.
C jazz trio.
D piano and full orchestra.
Question #12
A Ira Gershwin arranged George’s sketches for Whiteman’s band.
B Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
C Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
D George Gershwin’s brother Ira played the piano solo at the premiere.
Question #13
A He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
B He became a successful musician in his early twenties.
C His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
D Some people were suspicious of his utilizing jazz style in largely European genres.
Question #14
A A near riot broke out.
B The work was received well by the audience, but panned by the critics.
C Critics did not take notice of the event.
D The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
Question #15
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #16
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #17
A His first song, “I Got Rhythm,” was a smash hit.
B He sang radio jingles.
C His father owned a publishing company.
D He was a song plugger.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A a full orchestra.
B George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
C Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
D a small jazz combo.
Question #20
A George Gershwin
B Paul Whiteman
C Ira Gershwin
D Ferde Grofé
