Quiz: Mystery scores

[bwv 1080]

Right, so the last is a transcription of a dance from a ballet

[lukeottevanger]

And in the spirit of getting-things-done, Steve, you ought to check out my 160, as (among others) you certainly know it. I think we have discussed or at least mentioned this work before on this board or previous ones.

[bwv 1080]

And in the spirit of getting-things-done, Steve, you ought to check out my 160, as (among others) you certainly know it. I think we have discussed or at least mentioned this work before on this board or previous ones.

Is it Henze's Royal Winter Music?

[lukeottevanger]

Yes, it is - the end of the last number of the first book (Oberon) 

[lukeottevanger]

BTW, just to show that my remaining ones aren't necessarily terribly obscure:

3 of my remaining composers are on this list  (enjoy!)

5 are on this list

10 are on this list (and I think two of the omissions really ought to be on it or the previous one)

and 18 are on this list (at least the above omissions are on this list, thankfully, though I think several more of my samples ought to be)

[greg]

four more from me

[lukeottevanger]

G 21 - Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint, isn't it?

... now to look at the others...

[greg]

yep...... you got the easy one.

[lukeottevanger]

G 24 - Shostakovich String Quartet 13

[lukeottevanger]

G 23 - Faure, Requiem (Offertorium) (Knew this fragment well, just had a minor brainfreeze trying to fix it!)

[greg]

wow, good job!

The last one is easy to identify the composer.... but the work may be a small problem. Maybe after a few guesses....... and if you think about this, this situation is pretty ironic 

[lukeottevanger]

and if you think about this, this situation is pretty ironic 

In what way?

[greg]

In what way?

you'll see....... just guess the composer first

[lukeottevanger]

Well, it's George Crumb, Star Child (Musica Apocalyptica movement)... I don't see the irony yet, but I'm sure I will soon!

[greg]

Well, it's George Crumb, Star Child (Musica Apocalyptica movement)... I don't see the irony yet, but I'm sure I will soon!

well done again, Luke!

it could've been more ironic..... a page, or a couple pages ago I had been guessing through Crumb's piano works. This score seems like it could be any one of Crumb's orchestral works, but I guess only if you're not very familiar with it. If you had to guess a few times then it'd be ironic because this time I'm the one making people guess through a genre of the same composer instead of being the one guessing.

[Guido]

it could've been more ironic..... a page, or a couple pages ago I had been guessing through Crumb's piano works. This score seems like it could be any one of Crumb's orchestral works, but I guess only if you're not very familiar with it. If you had to guess a few times then it'd be ironic because this time I'm the one making people guess through a genre of the same composer instead of being the one guessing.

Fascinating.

[greg]

Fascinating.

now was that possibly on purpose?......

hm, maybe it was a conspiracy.... maybe it was subconsious?... maybe i just found the Crumb folder and picked one?......

ok, i gotta get 6 more up before long....

[lukeottevanger]

Please do - I can't get Steve's no 8 (not for lack of trying, either), and that leaves me with none to guess. I'm getting withdrawal symptoms...

[lukeottevanger]

Meantime, no one want to have a go at my remaining ones?

[greg]

here's two you'll never get in a million years