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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVIII and XXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What German composer and pianist is considered to have been the most crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music?
(a) Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
(b) Ludwig van Beethoven.
(c) Eugene d'Albert.
(d) Theodor Leschetizky.

2. What nickname referred to Eugene d'Albert?
(a) "Chopinzee."
(b) "The Little Giant."
(c) "Brahma of the Keyboard."
(d) "The Maestro."

3. Where was Josef Hofmann born?
(a) The United States.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Poland.
(d) Austria.

4. Where did Frédéric Chopin die?
(a) Oslo.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

5. In what year did the romantic upheaval take place in music?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1754.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Josef Hofmann when he made his American debut?

2. What German Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works was born in 1809 in Hamburg?

3. Where did Paderewski debut in 1887?

4. What is the name of a term used to describe a piano playing style that was a brilliant romanticist musical approach that transcended technique and was made famous by Franz Liszt and others?

5. Who was the first great pianist who made a clear break with classicism to set romantic pianism on its course?

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