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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. Where was Josef Hofmann born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Austria.
(d) The United States.
2. Harold Bauer credited his piano interest to what dancer?
(a) Maria Callais.
(b) Sarah Earnheart.
(c) Mary Whipley.
(d) Isadora Duncan.
3. At what age did Glenn Gould begin playing piano?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.
4. 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) Leopold Godowsky.
(b) Franz Liszt.
(c) Claude Debussy.
(d) Ferruccio Busoni.
5. What Russian pianist played Chopin's Polonaise for an amazed critic, George Bernard Shaw?
(a) Alfred Grunfeld.
(b) Moriz Rosenthal.
(c) Percy Grainger.
(d) Vassily Sapellnikoff.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year was Harold Bauer born?
2. What term refers to an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument?
3. At what age did Glenn Gould retire?
4. What is the name of a performance hall in New York City where Paderewski made a debut in 1891 on his tour for the Steinway piano company?
5. Who sought ideal music he could play and compose and eventually settled on Mozart's twelve piano concertos at farewell concerts in 1922?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Artur Schnabel and what was his expertise in music? How is Schnabel described?
2. Who was Isaac Albeniz? Describe his early career.
3. Describe Harold Bauer's American debut. What is noted of the pianist's style?
4. What nickname did Leopold Godowsky earn? Why?
5. Who represented Schnabel's German/Austrian legacy in music? How is the German school described?
6. Compare the style and works of Busoni and Godowsky. How does the author relate their philosophical differences?
7. When did Glenn Gould retire? What emotional disturbances did he suffer from?
8. What advances and contributions did Glenn Gould bring to musical presentation?
9. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut? What toll did it take on him?
10. How is the style of Sergei Rachmaninoff described by the author? Where was Sergei Rachmaninoff from?
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