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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musical school did Anton Rubinstein found?
(a) The Vienna Conservatory.
(b) The New York University School of Music.
(c) The Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
(d) The Julliard School of Music.

2. In what year was Maurizio Pollini born?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1902.

3. What nickname did the pianist Leopold Godowsky go by?
(a) "Brahma of the Keyboard."
(b) "The Little Giant."
(c) "The Piano God."
(d) "Chopinzee."

4. Who was Anton Rubinstein's greatest pupil, according to the author?
(a) Maurizio Pollini.
(b) Glenn Gould.
(c) Josef Hofmann.
(d) Alfred Brendel.

5. How old was Isaac Albeniz when his father allowed him to go to New York?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

6. What school promoted musicianship, severity, strength and solidity rather than charm and sensuality?
(a) The British school.
(b) The German school.
(c) The French school.
(d) The Russian school.

7. What refers to an instrumental musical composition usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill?
(a) Sonata.
(b) Etude.
(c) Waltz.
(d) Fugue.

8. Under whom did Leopold Godowsky study for three years?
(a) Percy Grainger.
(b) Alfred Grunfeld.
(c) Moriz Rosenthal.
(d) Saint-Saens.

9. When did Josef Hofmann make his Hamburg debut?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1902.

10. 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) Leopold Godowsky.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Claude Debussy.

11. When did Arthur Rubinstein begin making musical recordings?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1892.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1926.

12. In what year was Alfred Brendel born?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1940.

13. Where was the musician Glenn Gould from?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Germany.
(d) Canada.

14. What Russian composer and pianist initially developed a highly lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language inspired by the music of Frédéric Chopin?
(a) Alexander Scriabin.
(b) Franz Liszt.
(c) Claude Debussy.
(d) Claudio Arrau.

15. What instrument did Harold Bauer play as a child prodigy?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Organ.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Violin.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age did Glenn Gould retire?

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

3. What term refers to an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument?

4. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut?

5. In what year did Leopold Godowsky suffer a stroke?

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