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