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Answer the following about the inspirations for movements from Robert Schumann’s piano suite Carnaval, for 10 points each.
[10e] This fellow composer is depicted in an Agitato section of Carnaval whose swirling arpeggios are reminiscent of his études, which include a “Revolutionary” one.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin [or Frédéric François Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen]
[10m] Early movements of Carnaval depict this stock character and his fellow servant Harlequin. The vocal technique of Sprechstimme was pioneered in a 1912 song cycle named for this character.
ANSWER: Pierrot [accept Pierrot lunaire or Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds “Pierrot lunaire”]
[10h] The lengthy finale of Carnaval is titled for the march of this group against the Philistines. Schumann invented this fictional music society in his writings, and also wrote a suite of Opus 6 “dances” for them based on a mazurka by Clara Schumann.
ANSWER: Davidsbündler [or Davidsbund or League of David; accept Marche des “Davidsbündler” contre les Philistins or March of the League of David against the Philistines; accept Davidsbündlertänze or Dances of the League of David]
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