How is that piano has the ability to express dramatic and contrasting moods?

because of its sustaining pedals & other mechanisms

How is it that the piano has the ability to exude long and lyrical melodies?

because of its wide range of notes

Who are the two foremost pianist of the classical period?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven

Why is the piano's original name so? because...

of the instrument's mechanism to produce loud/soft sounds

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1
According to Music historians, the ________ is the most important of all musical instruments.
harp
violin
piano
cello
2
How is that piano has the ability to express dramatic and contrasting moods?
because of its clearer tones
because of its sustaining pedals & other mechanisms
because of its wide range of notes
because of its ability to exude long and lyrical melodies
3
He is called the Piano Virtuoso of the Century
Frederic Francois Chopin
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Bartolomeo Cristofori
4
The term Forte-Piano is an Italian word for?
Loud-Smooth
Loud-Soft
Rough-Smooth
Soft-Harmonious
5
character music which means 'night music'
impromptu
interlude
nocturne
intermezzo
6
who is the "Poet of the Piano?
Frederic Francois Chopin
Bartolomeo Cristofori
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
7
Piano has the ability to produce complex harmonies, why?
because of its clearer tones
because of its wide range of notes
because of its sustaining pedals & other mechanisms
because of its long strings attached inside of its body
8
He created the first piano
Frederic Chopin
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bartolomeo Cristofori
9
character music which means short lyrical piece
walts
polonaise
mazurka
romance
10
piano compositions for piano students to play for them to master difficult playing techniques
scherzo
etudes
mazurka
virtuoso
11
original name of the piano
forte-piano
four-piano
fort-piano
forty-piano
12
character music which means 'on the spur of the moment' music
romantic
intermezzo
nocturne
impromptu
13
How is it that the piano has the ability to exude long and lyrical melodies?
because of its wide range of notes
because of its sustaining pedals & other mechanisms
because of its clearer tones
because of its long strings attached inside of its body
14
_______ is a piano performer with extraordinary musical skills.
etudes
virtuoso
scherzo
intermezzo
15
when was the piano first created?
1761
1971
1791
1961
16
Who are the two foremost pianist of the classical period?
Frederic Chopin and Ludwig van Beethoven
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven
Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn
17
Which of the ff. does not belong to the character pieces (dance music)
Waltz
Etudes
Polonaise
Scherzo
18
The character music which means "interlude music"
Romance
Intermezzo
Nocturne
Impromptu
19
Why is the piano's original name so? because...
of its wide range notes
of its ability to express dramatic and contrasting moods
of the instrument's mechanism to produce loud/soft sounds
of its ablity to produce complex harmonies
20
Which of the ff. composers is not a part of the classical period?
beethoven
mozart
liszt
chopin

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