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