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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXXVI through XXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber born?
(a) 1756.
(b) 1802.
(c) 1786.
(d) 1902.

2. Who credited Nicholas Rubinstein as his chief teacher and said Liszt was too old to teach him?
(a) Alfred Grunfeld.
(b) Emil von Sauer.
(c) Saint-Saens.
(d) Moriz Rosenthal.

3. Where was the pianist Claudio Arrau from?
(a) Canada.
(b) Chile.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Spain.

4. Where was Johann Hummel from?
(a) Austria.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Russia.

5. Who was the first great pianist who made a clear break with classicism to set romantic pianism on its course?
(a) Carl Czerny.
(b) Friedrich Chopin.
(c) Adolf von Henselt.
(d) Mozart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Harold Bauer credited his piano interest to what dancer?

2. How old was Isaac Albeniz when he debuted in 1864 Spain?

3. Leschetizky identified three elements of being a great pianist that included being a what?

4. What Polish piano-player could not play two correct notes in a row and always played fortissimo?

5. What pianist wrote music that took "remarkable stretch" and "peculiar hand formation" to reach his left-hand extensions?

(see the answer key)

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