The Great American Songbook Quiz Review

Ella Fitzgerald had a song that ranked first place in music charts two weeks after its release called ____________.

Many songs in the Great American Songbook were written by ________.

Many songs in the Great American songbook were first introduced as a part of Broadway musicals.

The Great American Songbook is a physical book listing songs of this genre.

A song we listened to in class is titled "Somewhere Over The ________"

Why was Tin Pan Alley first given its name?

Ella Fitzgerald was given the title "____________"

Who co-founded the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers?

Many of the best American song writers worked in a particular block of New York City that came to be known as ________.

(Select all that apply) What is true about the Great American Songbook Foundation?

Irving Berlin is well known for writing which of these songs?

Popular music used a first person perspective that related to audiences.

Irving Gershwin is recognized for successfully fusing American jazz and European classical music.

Even though popular music saw a new era in marketing, no one though to have interesting cover art for music.

Lyricists, composers, and publishers became higher in demand for the popular music genre.

Tin pan Alley was reffered to as both a location and as the "__________" of the music buisness.

Tin Pan Alley was the publishing center for popular music from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s.

Why is this genre referred to as the Great American Songbook?

Why did George Gershwin drop out of school at the age of 16?

The Great American Songbook genre is generally made up of jazz, show tunes, and popular music.