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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A West Side Story
B Porgy and Bess
C Fiddler on the Roof
D An American in Paris
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 syncopations incorporated
B racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
C among the most commercially and artistically successful
D resembled improvised jazz
Question #6
A specialized in singing spirituals.
B demonstrated and sold sheet music.
C were vaudeville entertainers.
D were musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
Question #7
A verse-chorus song form.
B the symphonic multimovement cycle.
C Classical-era first-movement concerto 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 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 piano trio.
C big-band ensemble.
D jazz trio.
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 George Gershwin’s brother Ira played the piano solo at the premiere.
D Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
Question #13
A He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
B His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
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 A near riot broke out.
C The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
D Critics did not take notice of the event.
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 He was a song plugger.
C His father owned a publishing company.
D He sang radio jingles.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
B a full orchestra.
C George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
D a small jazz combo.
Question #20
A Ferde Grofé
B George Gershwin
C Paul Whiteman
D Ira Gershwin
