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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Porgy and Bess
B Fiddler on the Roof
C An American in Paris
D West Side Story
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 resembled improvised jazz
B racially charged, reminiscent of minstrel songs
C among the most commercially and artistically successful
D syncopations incorporated
Question #6
A specialized in singing spirituals.
B were vaudeville entertainers.
C were musicians in black face selling minstrel songs.
D demonstrated and sold sheet music.
Question #7
A Baroque ritornello form.
B the symphonic multimovement cycle.
C verse-chorus song form.
D Classical-era first-movement concerto form.
Question #8
A All possible answers.
B capitalized on ragtime.
C followed structural conventions of parlor songs.
D capitalized on jazz styles.
Question #9
A dialogue between soloist and large ensemble.
B recurring, recognizable themes.
C it is in three movements.
D fanciful and unpredictable virtuosity.
Question #11
A jazz trio.
B piano and full orchestra.
C big-band ensemble.
D piano trio.
Question #12
A Ferde Grofé took Gershwin’s musical sketches and arranged them for Whiteman’s band.
B Ira Gershwin arranged George’s sketches 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 His music was not popular at the time he composed it.
B He sought to integrate jazz into “cultivated” music.
C Some people were suspicious of his utilizing jazz style in largely European genres.
D He became a successful musician in his early twenties.
Question #14
A The work was hailed as a highlight of the concert.
B A near riot broke out.
C The work was received well by the audience, but panned by the critics.
D Critics did not take notice of the event.
Question #15
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #16
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #17
A His father owned a publishing company.
B His first song, “I Got Rhythm,” was a smash hit.
C He sang radio jingles.
D He was a song plugger.
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 Paul Whiteman
B Ira Gershwin
C George Gershwin
D Ferde Grofé
