CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Albert knew to play the
A
Piano
B
Guitar
C
Violin
D
Saxophone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Albert Einstein reportedly played the violin beautifully and was a particular fan of Mozart sonatas.

Detailed explanation-2: -I get most joy in life out of music.” Einstein played the violin and often liked to play chamber and solo recitals for his friends and family. From about the age of 13, he was a particular fan of Mozart sonatas and he loved studying the compositions. He did not have formal lessons and he taught himself.

Detailed explanation-3: -Albert began to learn the violin at the age of six, while his family was still living in Munich. However, he toiled under un-imaginative tuition until discovering the joys of Mozart’s sonatas at the age of 13. From that point on, although he had no further lessons, his violin remained his constant companion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Einstein learnt to play the violin to fulfill the desire of his mother. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-5: -Steger presented the violin to Einstein in 1933 when he moved to the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Einstein subsequently gifted the instrument to Lawrence Hibbs, the young son of a Princeton University handyman who was a budding violinist, and it has been kept in the family since that time.

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