Music P34 Flashcards
0
Q
Who hired George Gershwin as a song-plugger?
A
Jerome Remick
1
Q
Which two famous composers both began their careers as song pluggers?
A
Irving Berlin
George Gershwin
2
Q
How old was George Gershwin when he became a song plugger?
A
14 Years Old
3
Q
Tin Pan Alley songs led to what social craze?
A
Barbershop
4
Q
Barbershop singing uses how many voices to support a melody?
A
4 Voices
5
Q
What two things are popularly sung by barbershop quartets?
A
Tritones and Seventh Chords
6
Q
The popularity of recordings by professional barbershop quartets encouraged citizens to do what?
A
“Try this at home!”
7
Q
The emergence of ASCAP arguably started when _______ overheard _______ being played while he was eating dinner.
A
Giacomo Puccini’s “Madame Buttetfly”
