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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat inspired Gershwin to write this composition?His train ride & time running outLoveSadnessHis city
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow can we tell that there are jazz characteristics in the piece?The improvisationIt says it's a jazz pieceRagtime rhythms & Charleston dance rhythmsOnly used minor scales
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the piece use very often?The harpsichordAn instantly recognisable motifString instrumentsDrums
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is special about the instrumentation of the piece?It doesn't just use normal orchestral instrumentsThey make the players sit in different places so it sounds differentOnly piano is used throughout the songThere is no piano throughout the song
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the famous clarinet glissando come into being?Gershwin wrote it inGershwin's brother told him to put it inGershwin's girlfriend said it would be coolThe clarinettist suggested it
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow was the composition received by critics?They said the sections were simply stuck together & didn't like it very muchThey loved itThey didn't say anythingThey were too shy to critique it
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat texture does the flutter tongueing of the woodwind players put across?AnxiousSpanishHappyBlurred and fleeting
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow did the composition influence Gershwin's career?It established his reputation as a serious composerIt ended his career because it was so badHe was too shy to compose againHe remained a semi professional composer
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