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