View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XI through XIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Old Arpeggio recommended pressing the keys with energy and vigor rather than striking them and kneading tender passages with "fingers of" what?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Velvet.
(c) Glass.
(d) Silk.

2. What style, perfect for piano, was invented in 1709 by Italian harpsichord-maker Bartolommeo Cristofori to play in salons?
(a) Classicism.
(b) Romanticism.
(c) Modernism.
(d) Style galant.

3. In what year was the piano invented?
(a) 1709.
(b) 1523.
(c) 1654.
(d) 1790.

4. Who held solo concerts in 1839 Rome?
(a) Franz Liszt.
(b) Carl Czerny.
(c) Adolf von Henselt.
(d) Mozart.

5. Where was Louis Moreau Gottschalk born?
(a) London.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Paris.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pianist was born in April 28, 1873 in New Malden, Surrey, England?

2. What celebrated pianist and composer was born March 10 1832 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England?

3. Where did Frédéric Chopin die?

4. What term refers to a form of music also called counterpoint in which several simultaneous melodies are woven together into a harmonious whole that was fostered by Johann Sebastian Bach?

5. When was Vladimir von Pachmann born?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 172 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample