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During the 19th century, America produced many new songs that expressed the typical local experience; for example, frontier music now addressed freedom, equality, danger and the beauty of nature in the wild. |
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Minstrel shows often began with a rousing grand march. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Banjos, tambourines and bones were the customary instruments of minstrel shows. |
| | A) | True |
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Though it was written by a Northerner, "I Wish I was in the Land of Dixie" was the virtual anthem of the South during the Civil War. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The finale of Dan Emmett's minstrel show was a "walk around" which involved the performers encircling the audience with singing and dancing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The Virginia Minstrels debuted in New York City. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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After the Emancipation blacks participated in minstrel shows. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In the mid-1800s music was not considered a respectable profession for a man. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Stephen Foster's music was based on the plantation songs he had heard as a child growing up. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" inspired Foster to compose "My Old Kentucky Home." |
| | A) | True |
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Foster's successful compositions brought him tremendous wealth and fame. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Stephen Foster was the first American composer to attempt to earn his living solely from the sale of his songs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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To avoid offending the "genteel public" Foster encouraged E. P. Christy to claim ownership of some of Foster's tunes. |
| | A) | True |
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Foster died penniless and alone at age 38. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Patriotic songs, sung at theatrical entertainments, often united audiences and aroused national pride. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" had been used by Francis Scott Key more than once to set his lyrics. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Bob Dylan's "Blowin in the Wind" is an updated version of a slave song from the Civil War. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The words to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" were composed by Harriet Beecher Stowe. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The composer and lyricist of "America the Beautiful" have never received royalties. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Songs sung by the Hutchinson family often addressed abolition, woman's suffrage, and temperance (alcohol prohibition). |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Patrick Gilmore once organized a "monster" concert involving a chorus of at least 6,000 members. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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John Philip Sousa joined the Marine Band when he was thirteen. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The prestigious Marine Band has performed at every Presidential Inauguration since Thomas Jefferson. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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John Philip Sousa was a popular opera and operetta composer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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