Question

One of this composer’s students, Ludwig Berger, taught piano to the four Mendelssohn children. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this pianist and composer of the Classical era. Piano students often learn a C Major piece by this composer which opens with the refrain “C, E-C-down to G, G” and inspired a “bureaucratic” piece by Erik Satie.
ANSWER: Muzio Clementi
[10m] Clementi also taught Therese Jansen, a pianist to whom Haydn dedicated his final three pieces in this genre. Many regard Clara Schumann’s masterpiece as her G minor piece for this chamber ensemble, which inspired Robert to write one in D minor a year later.
ANSWER: piano trios [prompt on trios]
[10e] The Irish inventor of this musical genre, John Field, studied under Clementi through his youth. Field heavily influenced Chopin’s compositions in this genre of character pieces that evoke the night, like his Opus 9, No. 2.
ANSWER: nocturnes
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Berkeley BBerkeley A0101020
Stanford ABerkeley C1001020
McDouble West-CarletonWaterloo1001020
Ottawa COttawa A0000
Toronto Ray of Sun in the SkyOttawa B10101030
I will play anything with a buzzer in front of meSGV Capital1001020
IndianaChicago A0000
Purdue AIllinois B1001020
Notre Dame AVanderbilt001010
Purdue BIllinois A001010
Cornell RRIT10101030