Say Hello to this Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

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1. Rachmaninoff's works are considered to belong to which era of classical music? Romantic Classical Baroque 20th-Century

2. How many piano concertos did Rachmaninoff officially write? Five Two Three Four

3. Rachmaninoff was widely famed for which of the unusual anatomical features mentioned below? Short cropped hair Tall stature Long fingers All of the mentioned

4. At the age of twelve, the young Rachmaninoff was... Sent to the household of the musician Zverev in Moscow Enrolled into the St. Petersberg Conservotory Aceing his examininations in school Doing everything mentioned here

5. What was Rachmaninoff's last work written? Piano Concerto in G minor Prelude in C-sharp Minor Aleko Symphonic Dances

6. In Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto, the piano opens with... A violent descending sequence of chords Static, widely-spaced chords A prolonged thrill in the right hand A simple melodic idea played by both hands an octave apart

7. Which of the following statements about Rachmaninoff's third piano concerto is NOT true? An alternative cadenza in the first movement was composed The third movement possesses a very rhythmic first theme The third movement succeeds the second without a pause inbetween The third movement ends in a minor key

8. Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise" was originally scored for: Solo cello and piano Solo violin and Piano Orchestra Solo voice and piano

9. Complete the title of this work: "________ on a Theme of Paganini" Rhapsody Impromptus Variations Songs

10. This relatively unremarkable composer taught Rachmaninoff harmony at the Moscow Conservatory. He died in Finland. Who is he? Tchaikovsky Arensky Rimsky-Korsakov Borodin