Answer the following questions:
1.Why is Chopin considered the poet of the piano?
2. What is a polonaise?3. Describe the polonaise from the first video (under “instruction materials”)?
3. Name the character piece from the second video (under “instruction materials”)? (Â Choose one: Intermezzo, Nocturne, Impromptu, or Prelude)
4. Name at least three nineteenth century composers who refined the short piano piece.
5. Why was the piano considered such an important domestic instrument ?
6. What difficulties did a woman composer face in the era?
7. What other important roles did women play in music, and why?