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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What German composer and a notable piano virtuoso of the Romantic period studied under Julius Benedict, Carl Czerny, and Simon Sechte?
2. Where did Frédéric Chopin die?
3. What German pianist, composer, piano teacher, and piano manufacturer was born in 1785?
4. Who played melody with his thumbs in the middle of the keyboard while his fingers played arpeggios up and down the keyboard?
5. Where was Johann Hummel from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Which of Liszt's students was considered his equal? How did students seek Liszt to teach them?
2. Who was Saint-Saens? What were his musical contributions?
3. Who was Theodor Leschetizky? Where was he from and what contributions did he make to music?
4. When and where did piano playing arise in history? What instruments led up to the development of the piano?
5. How does the author describe changes in playing techniques in Chapter VI, In the Interim? Who initiated these adaptations?
6. What was the nickname of Sigismond Thalberg? Why?
7. What students of Leschetizky are described in Chapter XXIII, Some of the Leschetizky Group?
8. What musical figure is described in Chapter XXI, An Archangel Come Down to Earth? Whose student was he?
9. Who are the musicians described in Chapter XIII, Two Sensitive Ones? When did they live?
10. Describe the differences in piano manufacturing and their impact on piano music in Chapter VI, In the Interim. Where were pianos made?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the biography and works of Ludwig van Beethoven. What advancements was Beethoven responsible for in the style and technique of piano and composition?
Essay Topic 2
When did the romantic upheaval take place in music and where? What world events led to the break with classicism? How is this transition defined in other art forms?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the two pianists presented in Chapter XIII, Two Sensitive Ones, Charles Henri Valentin Morhange and Adolf Henselt. Why did the author choose this title for the chapter?
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