Under the title “Air and Variations,” this movement replaces the usual “Sarabande and Gigue” at the conclusion of its composer’s fifth harpsichord suite. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this piece consisting of a theme with five variations that increase in speed. A popular story about this piece compares the repeated “B” pedal tone in its first variation to the sound of the title character’s labor.
ANSWER: The Harmonious Blacksmith [prompt on Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430]
[10e] The Harmonious Blacksmith is a piece by this composer of the Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.
ANSWER: George Frideric Handel
[10h] The theme from The Harmonious Blacksmith inspired Percy Grainger’s Handel in the Strand, originally titled for one of these dances. One of these dances in Frederick Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée was based on music by Peter Ludwig Hertel.
ANSWER: clog dance [prompt on step dancing]
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