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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After his first trip to America, Brian Epstein returned with a song written by which undiscovered composer?
2. What is the length of the tubing in a French horn?
3. On what date did the Beatles gather to record their first record?
4. Who was the manager of the Beatles in 1962?
5. During their first meeting with George Martin, who was the most talkative Beatle?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did George Martin turn down Dick James' offer to take on a share in his company?
2. Why was George Martin gradually disenchanted with EMI by the end of Chapter 3, and what happened when he announced his plan to accept a position elsewhere?
3. What was George Martin's first musical love, and what did he do to understand its construction, as described in Chapter 2?
4. What events led to the purchase of Capitol Records by Sir Joseph Lockwood, and what artists did EMI gain as a result of the purchase?
5. Why does George Martin value the inability of the human voice to stay completely in tune?
6. Briefly outline George Martin's career experiences before beginning his ultimate career in the recording industry.
7. As described at the end of Chapter 5, what embarrassing and untactful conversation did George Martin have with the director of the Scottish Festival of Male Voice Praise?
8. At the beginning of Chapter 1, why did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, call George Martin?
9. Early in Chapter 1, why were the Beatles in Paris?
10. Why did the Beatles stand up George Martin in 1964, as described in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe George Martin's complex relationship with Debussy's "L'Après-midi d'une faune." How did the piece enhance his understanding of orchestration?
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the major achievements of the Beatles, under the wing of George Martin, that make them the most successful and influential band in rock history? What barriers did they break, shocking at the time, that seem perhaps less radical in retrospect?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 15, George Martin laid out his predictions for the next twenty-five years in music and technology. Most of those predictions have since become reality. Since "All You Need Is Ears" was published in 1979, that twenty-five year span ended in 2004, and the next twenty-five-year span has begun. What predictions might George Martin make for this next quarter century, based on your understanding of his philosophies and knowledge?
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