Piano Piano History & Composers

Question 1

Who is credited with inventing the piano around 1700?

Accepted Answer

Bartolomeo Cristofori

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Antonio Stradivari

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Domenico Scarlatti

Question 2

What was the original name Cristofori gave to his new instrument?

Accepted Answer

Gravicembalo col piano e forte

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Pianoforte

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Clavichord

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Fortepiano di ferro

Question 3

With which musical period is Ludwig van Beethoven primarily associated?

Accepted Answer

Classical/Early Romantic

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Baroque

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High Romantic

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Impressionist

Question 4

Who composed the famous 'Moonlight Sonata' (Piano Sonata No. 14)?

Accepted Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Franz Schubert

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Frederic Chopin

Question 5

Which composer is often called the 'Poet of the Piano'?

Accepted Answer

Frederic Chopin

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Franz Liszt

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Robert Schumann

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Claude Debussy

Question 6

What nationality was the virtuoso pianist and composer Franz Liszt?

Accepted Answer

Hungarian

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German

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Austrian

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Polish