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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 among the most commercially and artistically successful
B resembled improvised jazz
C racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
D syncopations incorporated
Question #6
A specialized in singing spirituals.
B were musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
C were vaudeville entertainers.
D demonstrated and sold sheet music.
Question #7
A the symphonic multimovement cycle.
B Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
C verse-chorus song form.
D Baroque ritornello form.
Question #8
A capitalized on ragtime.
B followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
C capitalized on jazz styles.
D All possible answers.
Question #9
A it is in three movements.
B fanciful and unpredictable virtuosity.
C recurring, recognizable themes.
D dialogue between soloist and large ensemble.
Question #11
A jazz trio.
B big-band ensemble.
C piano trio.
D piano and full orchestra.
Question #12
A George Gershwin’s brother Ira played the piano solo at the premiere.
B Ira Gershwin conducted, George Gershwin played the piano solo.
C Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
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 became a successful musician in his early twenties.
C Some people were suspicious of his utilizing jazz style in largely European genres.
D He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
Question #14
A Critics did not take notice of the event.
B The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
C A near riot broke out.
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 He sang radio jingles.
B He was a song plugger.
C His father owned a publishing company.
D His first song, “I Got Rhythm,” was a smash hit.
Question #18
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #19
A a small jazz combo.
B a full orchestra.
C George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Paul Whiteman.
D Paul Whiteman’s nine-member big band.
Question #20
A Ferde Grofé
B Ira Gershwin
C Paul Whiteman
D George Gershwin
