Which of the following statements is not true?
a. In the 1830s Paris was a center of romanticism and the artistic capital of Europe.
b. Chopin was a shy, reserved man who disliked crowds and preferred to play in salons rather than in public concert halls.
c. Many of Chopin's most poetic effects come from the sensitive exploitation of the piano's pedals.
d. Chopin's piano études, compositions designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, are primarily technical exercises without much musical value.
Ans: d. Chopin's piano études, compositions designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, are primarily technical exercises without much musical value.
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