AH 4: American Composers and Their Works

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“Sing, Sing, Sing,” “Moonglow,” and “Stompin’ at the Savoy” are three songs popularized by which orchestra leader and clarinet virtuoso?

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Benny Goodman

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George Gershwin composed three of the songs below. Which one, Florida’s state song, is the work of Stephen Foster? "I Got Rhythm", "Love is Here To Stay", "Old Folks at Home", "Someone to Watch Over Me"

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"Old Folks at Home"

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Which George Gershwin composition introduced the songs “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” sung by Sportin’ Life, and “Summertime”?

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Porgy and Bess

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Composer Scott Joplin is most closely associated with what musical genre below?
bop,
cool jazz,
ragtime,
blues

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ragtime

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The speaker of which Stephen Foster song travels from Alabama to Louisiana with a banjo on his knee?

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"Oh, Susanna"

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Which one of the following popular songs did Irving Berlin write? "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing", "God Bless America", "Moon River", "Begin the Beguine"

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"God Bless America"

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Lincoln Portrait, a scored reading of excerpts from Lincoln’s writings, is the work of what Billy the Kid composer?

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Aaron Copland

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Stephen Foster wrote Florida’s state song. Sometimes called “Swanee River,” which of the following compositions is it?

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"Old Folks at Home"

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Which composer below was the New York Philharmonic’s musical director, and wrote the music for West Side Story?
Options: Aaron Copland, Stephan Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams

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Leonard Bernstein

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"I got daisies, in green pastures, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?" is a line from what famous Gershwin song?

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"I Got Rhythm"