The first of this composer’s Opus 34 “grand” waltzes begins with a series of repeated E-flats before a downward run. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Polish composer of several polonaises and the Fantaisie-Impromptu.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin [or Frédéric François Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]
[10h] Like his A-flat major grand waltz, this other Chopin work also begins with a descending motif playing the 16th notes [read slowly] G, F-sharp, D, B then a half note on low F-sharp. The 6/8 finale of this work begins with ascending double octave chords on F-sharp.
ANSWER: Piano Sonata No. 3 [or Piano Sonata in B minor]
[10m] In addition to his polonaises, Chopin’s works related to his Polish heritage include many of these dances for solo piano. Chopin’s Opus 33 consists of four of these pieces in triple meter that place the emphasis on the second or third beat.
ANSWER: mazurkas
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