Listening Test 1

Question 1

Maybellene

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 1

Performer: Chuck Berry
Genre: Rock and Roll
Date: 1955

A: Yes

Question 2

Old Joe Clark

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 2

Performer: Fiddlin’ John Carson
Genre: Traditional British Folk
Date: 1924

A: No

Question 3

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 3

Performer: Thomas Hampson
Genre: Parlor Song
Date: 1854

A: No

Question 4

De Boatmen’s Dance

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 4

Performer: Robert Winans
Genre: Minstrel Show Song
Date: 1843

A: No

Question 5

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 5

Performer: Harvey Hindermeyer
Genre: Tin Pan Alley Ethnic Song
Date: 1908

A: No

Question 6

Stars and Stripes Forever

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 6

Performer: The Sousa Band
Genre: Military Band March
Date: 1897

A: Yes

Question 7

Maple Leaf Rag

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 7

Performer: Scott Joplin
Genre: Piano Rag
Date: 1899

A: Yes

Question 8

Empty Bed Blues

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 8

Performer: Bessie Smith
Genre: Urban Blues
Date: 1928

A: Yes

Question 9

Hotter Than That

Q:Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 9

Performer: Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Genre: New Orleans Jazz
Date: 1927

A: Yes

Question 10

Charleston

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 10

Performer: Paul Whitman Orchestra
Genre: Foxtrot Dance
Date: 1923

A: Yes

Question 11

Cheek to Cheek

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 11

Performer: Fred Astaire
Genre: Movie Musical Pop
Date: 1935

A: No

Question 12

Fascinatin’ Rhythm

Q: Was the composor involved in the recording?

Answer 12

Performer: Fred Astaire
Genre: Tin Pan Alley Rhythm Song
Date: 1924

A: No