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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who freed Hans von Bulow from a lack of spontaneity to become his first great pupil?
(a) Franz Liszt.
(b) Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
(c) Hans von Bulow.
(d) Felix Mendelssohn.

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

3. When was Frédéric Chopin born?
(a) 1786.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1810.
(d) 1900.

4. Who was the earliest-born pianist to be recorded?
(a) Sophie Mentor.
(b) Franz Liszt.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Saint-Saens.

5. When was Johann Hummel born?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1745.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1902.

6. What Polish student of Franz Liszt amazed fellow pianists with his speed, power and endurance?
(a) Saint-Saens.
(b) Emil von Sauer.
(c) Alfred Grunfeld.
(d) Moriz Rosenthal.

7. Paderewski did not receive systematic instruction until what age?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

8. Who was considered Liszt's equal and a "living impersonation of Chopin"?
(a) Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
(b) Hans von Bulow.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Carl Tausig.

9. What German composer and a notable piano virtuoso of the Romantic period studied under Julius Benedict, Carl Czerny, and Simon Sechte?
(a) Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
(b) William Sterndale Bennett.
(c) Theodor Döhler.
(d) Antoine de Kontski.

10. What student of Franz Liszt was described as having touch that was "soft as velvet and as strong as a man's"?
(a) Sophie Mentor.
(b) Clara Schumann.
(c) Adele aus der Ohe.
(d) Amy Fay.

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

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

13. What refers to a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century?
(a) Harpsichord.
(b) Clavichord.
(c) Organ.
(d) Lute.

14. What country did Eugene d'Albert consider to be his spiritual home?
(a) Vienna.
(b) France.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Germany.

15. What son of a Hungarian official was born in 1811 became a priest in 1865 but had no authority to celebrate mass or hear confession?
(a) Sigismond Thalberg.
(b) Friedrich Chopin.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Adolf von Henselt.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. Where was William Sterndale Bennett from?

4. What Austrian child prodigy made his first appearance in public in 1800 playing a Mozart piano concerto?

5. What is the term used to describe an elegant drawing room used in formal receptions that is different in layout and size than a public hall or auditorium used for concerts?

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