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) Eugene d'Albert.
(b) Theodor Leschetizky.
(c) Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
(d) Ludwig van Beethoven.

2. What great pianist played piano as he sat erect and formal with minimal movement and earned the nickname Old Arpeggio?
(a) Friedrich Chopin.
(b) Carl Czerny.
(c) Adolf von Henselt.
(d) Sigismond Thalberg.

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

4. At what age did Isaac Albebiz catch a train to a casino where he played piano for guests and gamblers?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

5. Chopin introduced changes in fingering and what that remained stylish into the next century?
(a) Chords.
(b) Fugues.
(c) Keys.
(d) Pedaling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was world exponent of ultra-avant-garde pianism because he could read the new printed notes that required playing simultaneously piano keyboard, sounding board and strings, tape recorder and kazoo?

2. In what year was Harold Bauer born?

3. In what year was Henri Herz born?

4. Who was Liszt's favorite female student?

5. What Hungarian composer wildly gesticulated back and forth all over the keyboard when he played?

(see the answer key)

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