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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 Fiddler on the Roof
D An American in Paris
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 syncopations incorporated
B racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
C resembled improvised jazz
D among the most commercially and artistically successful
Question #6
A were musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
B were vaudeville entertainers.
C specialized in singing spirituals.
D demonstrated and sold sheet music.
Question #7
A Baroque ritornello form.
B verse-chorus song form.
C Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
D the symphonic multimovement cycle.
Question #8
A followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
B capitalized on ragtime.
C All possible answers.
D capitalized on jazz styles.
Question #9
A fanciful and unpredictable virtuosity.
B dialogue between soloist and large ensemble.
C it is in three movements.
D recurring, recognizable themes.
Question #11
A jazz trio.
B piano trio.
C big-band ensemble.
D piano and full orchestra.
Question #12
A Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
B George Gershwin’s brother Ira played the piano solo at the premiere.
C Ira Gershwin arranged George’s sketches for Whiteman’s band.
D Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
Question #13
A His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
B He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
C He became a successful musician in his early twenties.
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 A near riot broke out.
D The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
Question #15
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #16
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #17
A His first song, “I Got Rhythm,” was a smash hit.
B His father owned a publishing company.
C He was a song plugger.
D He sang radio jingles.
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A a full orchestra.
B Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
C George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
D a small jazz combo.
Question #20
A George Gershwin
B Ira Gershwin
C Paul Whiteman
D Ferde Grofé
