4. What term is used to describe a form of playing that means connected consecutive notes without audible separation compared to staccato playing with distinct breaks between consecutive notes?

5. What German pianist, composer, piano teacher, and piano manufacturer was born in 1785?

Short Essay Questions

1. What historical period is related by the author in Chapter VI, In the Interim? Who instigated this transition?

2. What four pianists are described in Chapter VII, From Ireland to Bohemia? Who is noted as the best of the group?

3. Who are the musicians described in Chapter XIII, Two Sensitive Ones? When did they live?

4. Who was Theodor Leschetizky? Where was he from and what contributions did he make to music?

5. What formal training did Ignacy Jan Paderewski receive and where?

6. How does the author describe the transition to concert hall? Who was among the first concert hall pianists?

7. When did the romantic upheaval take place in music? Who were its forerunners?

8. Who was Saint-Saens? What were his musical contributions?

9. How does the author describe Mozart's playing style in Chapter II, It Should Flow Like Oil?

10. Who held the first solo concerts of the romantic period? What were they like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the contrapuntal style of Johann Sebastian Bach. When was this style at its height in popularity? What replaced it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the biographies and works of Johann Hummel and Ignaz Moscheles. What does "bravura" style mean and who was known for it?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the pianist and conductor Hans von Bulow. How did he influence the German school of thought? What characteristics does the author make of the German style?

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