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? Baroque 20th-Century Classical Romantic

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? All of the mentioned Long fingers Short cropped hair Tall stature

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

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

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 voice and piano Orchestra Solo violin and Piano

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

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