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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXIV and XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname referred to Eugene d'Albert?
(a) "The Maestro."
(b) "The Little Giant."
(c) "Chopinzee."
(d) "Brahma of the Keyboard."

2. Paderewski did not receive systematic instruction until what age?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

3. What is the term used to describe an elegant drawing room used in formal receptions that is different in layout and size than a public hall or auditorium used for concerts?
(a) Studio.
(b) Salon.
(c) Stage.
(d) Concerto.

4. What term is used to identify a type of music that is a singing, nuanced, fluffy, polite, and melodic approach developed after Bach's death when the heavy contrapuntal style used in the tempestuous fugue fell into disfavor?
(a) Fugue.
(b) Sonata.
(c) Etude.
(d) Legato.

5. What nickname did the pianist Vladimir de Pachmann acquire?
(a) "Chopinzee."
(b) "The Maestro."
(c) "Brahma of the Keyboard."
(d) "The Little Giant."

Short Answer Questions

1. The "Leschetizky system" assigned pupils who needed more training to an assistant for how long or until they met Leschetizky's standards?

2. What was an ill-defined method of balanced playing where stronger emphasized notes were offset by lesser emphasized notes?

3. In the late 18th century, piano-playing techniques changed from Clementi's classic horizontal hand and arm level to outward-turned hands and wrists exemplified by whom?

4. Who was the rival of Franz Liszt?

5. What Austrian child prodigy made his first appearance in public in 1800 playing a Mozart piano concerto?

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