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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 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 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 musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
C were vaudeville entertainers.
D specialized in singing spirituals.
Question #7
A the symphonic multimovement cycle.
B Baroque ritornello form.
C verse-chorus song form.
D Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
Question #8
A capitalized on jazz styles.
B followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
C All possible answers.
D capitalized on ragtime.
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 jazz trio.
B big-band ensemble.
C piano and full orchestra.
D piano trio.
Question #12
A Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
B Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
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 His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
C He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
D Some people were suspicious of his utilizing jazz style in largely European genres.
Question #14
A Critics did not take notice of the event.
B A near riot broke out.
C The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
D The work was received well by the audience, but panned by the critics.
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 sang radio jingles.
D He was a song plugger.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
B a small jazz combo.
C Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
D a full orchestra.
Question #20
A Paul Whiteman
B Ferde Grofé
C George Gershwin
D Ira Gershwin
