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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Porgy and Bess
B An American in Paris
C West Side Story
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 resembled improvised jazz
B among the most commercially and artistically successful
C syncopations incorporated
D racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
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 Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
B the symphonic multimovement cycle.
C Baroque ritornello form.
D verse-chorus song form.
Question #8
A capitalized on jazz styles.
B capitalized on ragtime.
C All possible answers.
D followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
Question #9
A fanciful and unpredictable virtuosity.
B it is in three movements.
C recurring, recognizable themes.
D dialogue between soloist and large ensemble.
Question #11
A jazz trio.
B piano trio.
C big-band ensemble.
D piano and full orchestra.
Question #12
A Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
B Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
C Ira Gershwin arranged George’s sketches for Whiteman’s band.
D George Gershwin’s brother Ira played the piano solo at the premiere.
Question #13
A He became a successful musician in his early twenties.
B He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
C Some people were suspicious of his utilizing jazz style in largely European genres.
D His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
Question #14
A A near riot broke out.
B The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
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 TRUE
B FALSE
Question #16
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #17
A His first song, “I Got Rhythm,” was a smash hit.
B He sang radio jingles.
C His father owned a publishing company.
D He was a song plugger.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A a small jazz combo.
B Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
C a full orchestra.
D George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
Question #20
A Paul Whiteman
B Ferde Grofé
C George Gershwin
D Ira Gershwin
