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1
By what age had Chopin achieved eminence in both composition and performance?
A)15.
B)26.
C)19.
D)7.
2
Chopin wrote all of the following except
A)Polonaises.
B)Character pieces.
C)Nocturnes.
D)Mazurkas.
3
How did the growing number of people learning to play musical instruments affect life in the Romantic period?
A)The public was more interested in attending live concerts.
B)General music literacy decreased.
C)There was a decreased need for music teachers.
D)It became difficult for musicians to make money composing and publishing music.
4
Why did Chopin perform almost exclusively in small settings?
A)He did not enjoy playing for large audiences.
B)His hands were so delicate that he could not play loud enough for a large audience to hear him.
C)He wanted to be as different from Liszt as possible.
D)Playing in salons helped him maintain his reputation as a composer and teacher.
5
Which of the following statements does not relate to Liszt?
A)He loved to perform for live audiences.
B)He turned the piano sideways so that the audience could see his hands.
C)He memorized his music.
D)He was German.
6
What type of piano music did Liszt not write?
A)Variations on well-known symphonic works.
B)Brilliant showpieces.
C)Children’s music.
D)Technical studies.
7
Schumann's miniature character pieces can be described as
A)Portraying a single mood, emotion, or idea.
B)Miniature sonatas.
C)Vocal music for amateur singers.
D)Polish in character.
8
Which composition did Schumann consider to be among his best work for paino?
A)Fantasy in C Minor.
B)Symphonic Etudes.
C)Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces).
D)Piano Concerto in A Minor.
9
Liszt developed a new symphonic form called
A)The symphonic poem.
B)The tone symphony.
C)Preludes.
D)Mazurkas.
10
Why did the upright piano become popular beginning in the middle of the 19th century?
A)Because children taking lessons could more easily play the keyboard.
B)Because they were novel.
C)Grand pianos were more difficult to tune.
D)Uprights took up less space in the parlors of middle-class homes.
11
Which statement about pianos produced around 1800 is true?
A)They had 66 keys.
B)Both high and low notes had been added.
C)They had leather hammers.
D)They had wooden frames.





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