Answer the following about the influence of the Érard ("eh-RARD") company on famous composers. For 10 points each:
[10e] This composer was commissioned by the Érard company to show off a new harp model in his piece Introduction and Allegro. This owner of an Érard piano also wrote Le Tombeau de Couperin.
ANSWER: Maurice Ravel [or Joseph-Maurice Ravel]
[10h] Along with a parrot and an entourage, this composer traveled with his Érard piano, performing pieces like his Minuet in G. This composer wrote a B minor symphony he nicknamed "Polonia."
ANSWER: Ignacy Jan Paderewski ("pah-deh-REFF-skee")
[10m] With Chris Maene ("main"), this Israeli-Argentinian pianist and conductor created an Érard-inspired piano. This musician, who married Jacqueline du Pré, cofounded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
ANSWER: Daniel Barenboim [or Daniel Moses Barenboim]
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