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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. In what year was Harold Bauer born?

2. How old was Isaac Albeniz when he debuted in 1864 Spain?

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

4. Where was the pianist Claudio Arrau from?

5. Harold Bauer credited his piano interest to what dancer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nickname did Leopold Godowsky earn? Why?

2. Who represented Schnabel's German/Austrian legacy in music? How is the German school described?

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

4. Who was Vladimir de Pachmann? What was his expertise and namesake?

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

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

7. Who were the forerunners of modernism? How did modernism differ from romanticism?

8. How are Alfred Brendel and Maurizio Pollini described in Chapter XXXVII, Two Cult Figures?

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

10. What American pianists does Schonberg describe in Chapter XXXVIII, Made in America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the style, biography, and works of Franz Liszt. What characteristics was Liszt known for as a performer? What were his fans like?

Essay Topic 3

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

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