Question 1

Which of the following is considered the most common ragtime form?

Accepted Answer

A)  AAB 
B)  ABA 
C)  ABACA 
D)  AABBCCDD 
A)  AAB 
B)  ABA 
C)  ABACA 
D)  AABBCCDD D

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the chromaticism of Cole Porter's tunes?

Accepted Answer

A)  made piano accompaniment impossible 
B)  required the use of a full orchestra 
C)  made accurate singing difficult 
D)  required the use of a large chorus 
A)  made piano accompaniment impossible 
B)  required the use of a full orchestra 
C)  made accurate singing difficult 
D)  required the use of a large chorus C

Question 3

Increased dissonance in art music was one reason for the increasing gap between art and popular music in the late nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Tin Pan Alley refers to which industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  concert management 
B)  musical instrument 
C)  popular music 
D)  art music 
A)  concert management 
B)  musical instrument 
C)  popular music 
D)  art music

Question 5

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" demonstrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Tin Pan Alley tendency to focus on the chorus rather than the verses 
B)  a march-like, duple meter 
C)  early ragtime influences of its day 
D)  the genius of Cole Porter's lyrics 
A)  the Tin Pan Alley tendency to focus on the chorus rather than the verses 
B)  a march-like, duple meter 
C)  early ragtime influences of its day 
D)  the genius of Cole Porter's lyrics

Question 6

Ragtime's roots were solely African-American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"White Christmas," "Easter Parade," and "God Bless America" were written by

Accepted Answer

A)  Cole Porter 
B)  George Gershwin 
C)  Irving Berlin 
D)  Ira Gershwin 
A)  Cole Porter 
B)  George Gershwin 
C)  Irving Berlin 
D)  Ira Gershwin

Question 8

Describe the blending of musical tastes between Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood.How does the movie industry impact the sale and distribution of popular music today?

Accepted Answer

Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood were linked

Question 9

Which of the following is not connected to the decline of Tin Pan Alley?

Accepted Answer

A)  Popular music tastes change over time, and Tin Pan Alley did not significantly change. 
B)  World War II made sentimental songs seem less significant. 
C)  An ASCAP strike limited air time for Tin Pan Alley hits. 
D)  The Hollywood movie industry wanted to work independently from Tin Pan Alley. 
A)  Popular music tastes change over time, and Tin Pan Alley did not significantly change. 
B)  World War II made sentimental songs seem less significant. 
C)  An ASCAP strike limited air time for Tin Pan Alley hits. 
D)  The Hollywood movie industry wanted to work independently from Tin Pan Alley.

Question 10

Which of the following musical trends was largely led by American Jews?

Accepted Answer

A)  ragtime 
B)  Tin Pan Alley 
C)  gospel 
D)  barbershop 
A)  ragtime 
B)  Tin Pan Alley 
C)  gospel 
D)  barbershop

Question 11

Tin Pan Alley songs are generally accessible to average singers because

Accepted Answer

A)  the harmony is very tight 
B)  the vocal range is very modest 
C)  they always feature syncopated rhythms 
D)  they feature AABBCCDD form 
A)  the harmony is very tight 
B)  the vocal range is very modest 
C)  they always feature syncopated rhythms 
D)  they feature AABBCCDD form

Question 12

Cole Porter is considered an excellent lyricist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Eubie Blake was a famous

Accepted Answer

A)  ragtime pianist 
B)  composer of marches 
C)  composer of Civil War songs 
D)  song plugger 
A)  ragtime pianist 
B)  composer of marches 
C)  composer of Civil War songs 
D)  song plugger

Question 14

The cakewalk is a dramatic

Accepted Answer

A)  march 
B)  dance 
C)  theatrical production 
D)  play 
A)  march 
B)  dance 
C)  theatrical production 
D)  play

Question 15

Early ragtime performers played highly structured music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To modulate is to change

Accepted Answer

A)  tempo 
B)  words 
C)  instrumentation 
D)  key 
A)  tempo 
B)  words 
C)  instrumentation 
D)  key

Question 17

Tin Pan Alley is both a place and a musical genre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The cakewalk rhythm that became a cliché of ragtime was

Accepted Answer

A)  short-short-long 
B)  long-long-short 
C)  short-long-short 
D)  long-short-long 
A)  short-short-long 
B)  long-long-short 
C)  short-long-short 
D)  long-short-long

Question 19

Tin Pan Alley songs lend themselves well to barbershop singing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The form of a rag is similar to that of a

Accepted Answer

A)  fugue 
B)  song 
C)  theme and variations 
D)  march 
A)  fugue 
B)  song 
C)  theme and variations 
D)  march

Exam 9: The Rise of Popular Culture

Which of the following is considered the most common ragtime form?

Which of the following is true regarding the chromaticism of Cole Porter's tunes?

Increased dissonance in art music was one reason for the increasing gap between art and popular music in the late nineteenth century.

Tin Pan Alley refers to which industry?

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame" demonstrates which of the following?

Ragtime's roots were solely African-American.

"White Christmas," "Easter Parade," and "God Bless America" were written by

Describe the blending of musical tastes between Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood.How does the movie industry impact the sale and distribution of popular music today?

Which of the following is not connected to the decline of Tin Pan Alley?

Which of the following musical trends was largely led by American Jews?

Tin Pan Alley songs are generally accessible to average singers because

Cole Porter is considered an excellent lyricist.

Eubie Blake was a famous

The cakewalk is a dramatic

Early ragtime performers played highly structured music.

To modulate is to change

Tin Pan Alley is both a place and a musical genre.

The cakewalk rhythm that became a cliché of ragtime was

Tin Pan Alley songs lend themselves well to barbershop singing.

The form of a rag is similar to that of a

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