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

2. With whom did Arthur Rubinstein share an uneasy friendship but recognized each other's strengths?
(a) Arthur Rubinstein.
(b) Vladimir Horowitz.
(c) David Tudor.
(d) Claude Debussy.

3. How old was Isaac Albeniz when he debuted in 1864 Spain?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 4.

4. In what year did Josef Hofmann play 255 different works in twenty-one concerts without repeating any?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1912.

5. Where was Josef Hofmann born?
(a) Poland.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Austria.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did pianist Arthur Rubinstein make his American debut?

2. In what year did Isaac Albeniz go to San Francisco before returning to Europe?

3. Who codified twentieth century theory of technique beyond Chopin's ideas?

4. What refers to an instrumental musical composition usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill?

5. Whose powerful opening made orchestra conductor Eugen Pabst leave the podium to watch his hands and the "audience went wild"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Harold Bauer's American debut. What is noted of the pianist's style?

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

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

6. What was the critical and public response to Busoni's performances?

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

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

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

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

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