Quiz: Mystery scores

[BWV 1080]

Here is another WTC prelude figured bass from Derek Remes' book, which transposes all the preludes in to either C major or A minor.  A fun exercise is to improvise a figuration prelude from these

[Luke]

The F minor from Book II I think.

[BWV 1080]

The F minor from Book II I think.

Yes, the dominant pedal in bars 4-7 was the giveaway?

[Luke]

To be honest, no. It was a minor key prelude in 2/4, and there aren't many of those (this is the only one I can remember), plus the first bars fitted my memory, including that pedal but not especially it.

[Karl Henning]

OK, going to reveal the answers to the two that weren't guessed. Extremely eccentric, both of them.

This one contains an astounding and extremely early example of an amazing extended technique which we rarely see: the chords we see are to be played by a solo horn player. One note is played; one is sung; the combination of the two produces the difference tone of the third as if by magic. And the composer - I still find this almost unbelievable: Carl Maria von Weber (his Concertino for Horn and Orchestra). This line of music made me look at him all over again.

 

Wowza. Thanks for the enlightenment.

[Karl Henning]

...and this one is one of those famous pages by Xenakis in which each of the pianist's fingers receives a stave for itself. In other words, the sample is to be played by one person. This is from his marvelously invigorating, pulverising Synaphai, one of my favourite works of his.

I certainly never knew.

[BWV 1080]

Problem with this thread always was no one was at Luke's level, here are a couple that he might find more challenging:

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2

3

[Karl Henning]

Problem with this thread always was no one was at Luke's level

True, although that is one reason I find the thread illuming.

[BWV 1080]

Here is a more serious submission

[Luke]

Well these (first three) are essentially impossible, but good fun looking and (last one) I feel I've seen it, but I'm not sure where.

[BWV 1080]

Well these (first three) are essentially impossible, but good fun looking and (last one) I feel I've seen it, but I'm not sure where.

Well, the first three are a joke.  The fourth is a lesser known piece by a major 20th century composer

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Well, the first three are a joke.  The fourth is a lesser known piece by a major 20th century composer

Any hint as to what country claims them as their own (or countries)?

PD

[BWV 1080]

Any hint as to what country claims them as their own (or countries)?

PD

A country that did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century

[Florestan]

A country that did not exist at the beginning of the 20th century

I infer from this that the composer in question was born after WWI in one of those countries, because had s/he been born before WWI s/he would have been born in an already existing country. Am I right or wrong?

[BWV 1080]

I infer from this that the composer in question was born after WWI in one of those countries, because had s/he been born before WWI s/he would have been born in an already existing country. Am I right or wrong?

The question was 'what country claims the composer'

[Florestan]

The question was 'what country claims the composer'

Ah, I see. Then born either in the Russian Empire or the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, claimed by one of these countries: Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary or Czechoslovakia --- unless it's either Ligeti or Xenakis, the former Hungarian, the latter Greek, both born in Romania.

I'm really curious and I'm sure Luke will enlighten us.

[Mapman]

This melody is famous, but what work is this from?

[BWV 1080]

This melody is famous, but what work is this from?

The Eroica

[Mapman]

The Eroica

This isn't from the 3rd symphony! Note, for example, the lack of violas.

[BWV 1080]

This isn't from the 3rd symphony! Note, for example, the lack of violas.

Ok, its #7 of 12 Contredanses, WoO 14.  Had to Google it, did not know he reused the theme