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