The score of a symphonic movement in this genre redundantly marks a shift to the parallel C major with the word maggiore (“mah-JOH-ray”). For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this genre that Beethoven used for the third movement of his twelfth piano sonata and the second movement of his Eroica Symphony.
ANSWER: funeral march [or marche funèbre; or marcia funebre; prompt on march, marche, or marcia]
[10e] Beethoven’s twelfth sonata was the model for this Romantic composer’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, which is often nicknamed for its third movement funeral march. This expat died at the age of 39 in Paris.
ANSWER: Frédéric Chopin [or Frédéric François Chopin; or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]
[10h] Beethoven’s funeral marches are predated by the Marche Lugubre of François-Joseph Gossec, who is best known for a D major piece in this common-time dance form. This galanterie was often extended with a musette.
ANSWER: gavotte
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