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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What musician debuted in 1906 America and amazed other pianists with his "quasi-glissando" that seemed impossible?
(a) Mischa Levitzski.
(b) Claude Debussy.
(c) Simon Barrere.
(d) Josef Lhevinne.

2. What contemporary pianist of Teresa Carreno called her a "goddess" despite her lack of discipline?
(a) Alfred Grunfeld.
(b) Vassily Sapellnikoff.
(c) Percy Grainger.
(d) Claudio Arrau.

3. How old was Josef Hofmann when he gave his debut recital?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

4. In what year did Leopold Godowsky suffer a stroke?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1940.

5. Where was Rudolf Serkin sent to study at the age of nine?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Oslo.
(d) Warsaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sergei Rachmaninoff born?

2. Who was Anton Rubinstein's greatest pupil, according to the author?

3. How old was Glenn Gould when he died?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the correlation between pianists and composers in Chapter XXVI, Composers at the Keyboard?

2. When did Glenn Gould retire? What emotional disturbances did he suffer from?

3. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut? What toll did it take on him?

4. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.

5. What advances and contributions did Glenn Gould bring to musical presentation?

6. Who was Harold Bauer? Describe the Bauer's early career.

7. What example is given to illustrate modernist principles with Josef Hofmann?

8. What Polish pianists are described in Chapter XXIV, The Chopinzee, the Buddha, and Others in addition to de Pachmann and Godowsky?

9. What advances in piano technique are described in Chapter XXXI, New Philosophies, New Styles? Where did they originate?

10. Who was Artur Schnabel and what was his expertise in music? How is Schnabel described?

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