Achievements

The video discusses the significant influence of 19th-century composers, focusing on Franz Liszt. It highlights Liszt's role in shaping modern piano playing and his collaboration with piano makers to enhance the instrument's capabilities, making it a key romantic era instrument.

What is the main argument for the composer's influence in the 19th century?

• He was the greatest composer of the century.

• He was responsible for many innovations and influences.

• He was the most popular composer of his time.

• He composed the most pieces in the century.

Which composer was a friend of the subject and also contributed to the modern style of piano playing?

• Beethoven

• Schumann

• Brahms

• Chopin

What did the composer do with the techniques of his teacher and contemporaries?

• He preserved them as they were.

• He ignored them.

• He took them to another dimension.

• He simplified them.

How did the composer's playing style change as the instruments evolved?

• It became more flamboyant.

• It remained the same.

• It became less technical.

• It became more subdued.

What was the result of the competition between the composer and piano makers?

• The piano became the great romantic instrument.

• The piano became a smaller instrument.

• The piano became less important.

• The piano lost its popularity.