Quiz: Mystery scores

[sul G]

I presume he didn't like the Re, La, Sol method. A bit too French, probably....

What is lovely about this motto opening is the way the three phrases are miniature portraits of the three composers' styles - Schoenberg's a longish, divisible, differentiated motive, suitable for development; Webern's short and pithy; Berg's dreamily romantic and quasi-tonal.

[sul G]

A couple more to keep us going whilst you're spelling your way through those earlier batches. These two are straightforward - not tricks or mysterious links. 444 is topical to GMG this very day.

443, 444

[sul G]

First list, part one
and
First list, part two

Second list (one long part)

Third list (one long part)

Fourth list



Set by Guido

55 - Faure - D minor Trio - (Mark)
56 - Stravinsky - Four Russian Songs - (Luke)
57 - Barber - Canzonetta - (Luke)
58 - Moeran - Serenade - (Luke)
59 - ? -

Set by Luke

401 - Mendelssohn - Sonata op 6 - (Sforzando)
402 - Mendelssohn - Fantasia on the Last Rose of Summer - (Sforzando)
403 - Schoenberg - Variations - (Sforzando)
404 - ? -
405 - ? -
406 - ? -
407 - ? -
408 - ? -
409 - Janacek - Cekam Te! - (Guido)
410 - Janacek - Souvenir - (Sforzando)
411 - Janacek - Violin Concerto - (Guido)
412 and 412a - Kurtag - Jatekok - (Guido)
413 - ? -
414 - ? -
415 - Wall Street Rag - Joplin (Mark)
416 - Medtner - Sonata Reminiscenza - (Sforzando)
417 - ? -
418 - ? -
419 - Janacek - Moravian Folksongs (for piano) - (Maciek)
420 - ? -
421 - ? -
422 - Tippett - Concerto for Orchestra - (Mark)
423 - ? -
424 - ? -
425 - ? -

CLUES to the above!

Then two batches, each united by the same type of connection - which, it has been discerned, is to do with the 'spelling' of composers' names in the score
Batch 1:
426 - ? -
427 - ? -
428 - ? -
429 - ? -
430 - ? -
Batch 2:
431 - ? -
432 - ? -
433 - ? -

and then

434 - Langaard - Music of the Spheres - (Maciek)
435 - Mussorgsky - The Marriage - (Maciek)
436 - Horatio Parker- A Star Song - (Johan)

...and another batch of piano pieces...
437 - Stevenson - ? - (Dax)
438 - Wild - Variations on Someone to Watch Over Me - (Dax)
439 - Gershwin/Grainger - Love Walked In - (Dax)? -
440 - Gershwin/Finnissy - ? - (Dax)

441 - Berg - Chamber Concerto - (Guido)
442 - ? -
443 - Reger - Clarinet Quintet - (Mark)
444 - ? -
445 - ? -
446 - ? -



Set by Maciek

93 - ten Holt - Canto Ostinato - (Dax)
94 - Tchaikovsky - Un poco de Chopin - (Luke)
95 - Szymanowski - Prelude and Fugue - (Luke)
96 - ? -
97 - ? -
98 - Stojowski - Cello sonata - (Luke)
99 - ? -

[sul G]

Why not have this one too. And be aware, with some of these last ones, that you know the sort of thing I like to set.... 

445

[Mark G. Simon]

443 is the Reger Clarinet Quintet

[sul G]

Spot on - and what a gorgeous piece. It's clearly in the Brahms Clarinet Quintet line - that much is too obvious to need saying. But the question is, is Reger deliberately trying to outdo Brahms in the subtle autumnal shades he coaxes from the instruments in this piece (the first movement particularly)? I've chosen the beginning of the recapitulation, simply because the two aching principle subjects are both on the same double page here.

This one dropped through my letterbox this morning....


446

[Maciek]

Can anyone identify this piece of music? A real Mystery Score!

It's from Wittgenstein - the inscription suggests that he is remembering it from somewhere, but it may also be his only composition.

He was a very talented musician - had perfect pitch, played the clarinet in several ensembles and considered becoming a coductor apparently. I guess musicality ran in the family!

I think those are the bars mentioned here. Also check the picture on the right in the Wikipedia Wittgenstein article and the last two sentences of that article. Apparently there's some disecrepancy as to the exact number of bars those scrawlings consist of...

[Maciek]

Do I get a point? 0:)

[Rabbity Baxter]

Is 446 Ornstein Piano Quintet?

[sul G]

No - though I did set a page of that one months ago. You can download dozens of Ornstein scores including that one at his son's website.

[sul G]

Yes, it was my number 75

[Maciek]

Sorry if this is too easy but I couldn't think of anyone else worthy of being my number 100. 0:) Also, I happen to think that the composition in question is one of the most fascinating things ever written (played through it a couple of days ago and the impression is as strong as ever).

MM 100





MM 101

This one might seem easy enough at first. And then you might realize it can't be exactly what it seems. Or the other way around. Also, a certain person around here should be very pleased with the implication (for that person only) of my posting this score. How's that for a meaningless clue?



Do you guys need any help with my older ones or are you simply ignoring them?

[sul G]

100 is from the slow movement of Chopin's 3rd piano sonata.


(yes, it's an incredible movement, isn't it; I love this sonata!)

[sul G]

...and, yes, this too:

Do you guys need any help with my older ones or are you simply ignoring them?

Can't quite believe that the spelling-it-out pieces have stalled - especially not when at least one of them is really quite famous...

[Maciek]

You're right about the Chopin sonata, of course (on both counts ).

I was expecting some bewilderment with my no. 101 but not a total silence.

[Guido]

Szymanowski's violin sonata arranged for the little bass?

[sul G]

Nice one, Guido - you're right!

[Guido]

This makes me happy! 

[Maciek]

Well, an arrangement of Szymanowski's Violin Sonata for piano and a singing fish:



would be something, wouldn't it?

But no, in this case it's just a simple ol' cello.

Arranged by Kazimierz Wiłkomirski (Wanda Wiłkomirska's half-brother, IIRC).

[Maciek]

Oh, wait, now I get it! You were implying the little bass plays the cello!