2. What is a term used to describe various tools invented to help young piano students learn and practice that included a chiroplast, guide-mains, dactylion to suspend fingers on springs, pocket hand exerciser, and technicon among others that promised perfection with less work?

3. In what year was Henri Herz born?

4. What pianist was born in April 28, 1873 in New Malden, Surrey, England?

5. What style, perfect for piano, was invented in 1709 by Italian harpsichord-maker Bartolommeo Cristofori to play in salons?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Clara Schumann? What was her musical contribution?

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

3. What was Thalsberg's career like? When did he retire?

4. Who were the great models of piano and composition teaching in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? How was their style defined?

5. Who was the rival of Franz Liszt? How did they differ in their performance styles?

6. Which of Liszt's students was considered his equal? How did students seek Liszt to teach them?

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

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

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

10. How did musical styles evolve after the death of Bach? What is the definition of "contrapuntal style"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?