CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A TRULY BEAUTIFUL MIND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which musical instrument did Einstein play?
A
violin
B
drums
C
clarinet
D
trumpet
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 Einstein. Einstein was influenced by his mother’s musical gifts At the age of six he had already mastered the violin and it was to remain his favourite musical instrument for the rest of his life. Music and science were his two great passions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution : Einstein began to learn to play the violin at the young age of six because his mother wanted him to. He kept this interest alive throughout his life and became a gifted amateur violinist.

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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