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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 did Leopold de Meyer debut in America?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1798.

2. What Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher was known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing?
(a) Ferruccio Busoni.
(b) Claude Debussy.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Leopold Godowsky.

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

4. What pianist wrote music that took "remarkable stretch" and "peculiar hand formation" to reach his left-hand extensions?
(a) Adolf von Henselt.
(b) John Field.
(c) Bartolomeo Cristofori.
(d) Muzio Clementi.

5. When did Louis Moreau Gottschalk die?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1815.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Paderewski when he debuted in 1887?

3. When was Glenn Gould born?

4. Thalberg fully retired from playing with not even a piano at home in what year?

5. How old was Wilhelm Backhaus when he made his first concert tour?

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