Harmonically, this C major piece begins with the progression I (“one”), IV (“four”), V6/5/V (“five-six-five-of-five”), V (“five”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this short, virtuosic piano piece nicknamed for its rapid arpeggios in the right hand which cover the entire keyboard. It is the first of 27 similar pieces for solo piano.
ANSWER: Étude Op. 10, No. 1 [or “Waterfall” Étude; accept, BUT DO NOT REVEAL, Frédéric Chopin’s Étude No. 1]
[10e] The “Waterfall” Étude is a work by this pianist and composer, who spent most of his life in France. Among his other compositions are four ballades (“bah-LAHDS”), alongside many waltzes and mazurkas.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin (“SHOW-pahn”) [or Frédéric François Chopin; or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]
[10h] With the exception of three uncatalogued études, Chopin’s études are grouped into two sets of 12, Op. 10, and this opus number. The set of études under this opus number includes “The Butterfly” and “Winter Wind.”
ANSWER: Op. 25
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