Riddle Game 4 and up

[donjuan]

okay, lets just keep this thread going, instead of startind a new one every round.

Original rules by Ahmedito:
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This thread is for the RIDDLE GAME. Someone thinks of a piano composition, then everyone posts questions until someone guesses the exact piece. Whoever guesses starts a new one.
Please use your common sense and keep it guessable. You can do solo piano or pieces where the piano is VERY important in chamber music or piano concertos... Only mainstream repertoire (that means no wierd ass little known modern composers, no wierd ass little known old composers and not one out of hundreds of pieces in a cycle (like Scarlatti sonatas or Grieg lyric pieces) unless its a well known work.  Only one question per post please.

ACTIVE RIDDLER:  
Tash

PAST RIDDLERS:
Ahmedito (Sonata n.27 op. 90 in e minor)
RondoAllaTony (Piano sonata No.62 in Eb, Hob.XVI:52 )
amanfang (Dumka, Op 59 )
donjuan (March from 'The love for three oranges')

BANNED QUESTIONS:
Whats the name of the work? (obvious)
Who composed it? (way too easy)
Questions dont have to necesarily be yes or no, except when they refer to the composer or the title of the piece.
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ok ladies and gentlemen, start guessing.

donjuan

[amanfang]

Let me guess, is Liszt the composer?      

[donjuan]

NO, Liszt is not the composer.  (this forum knows me too well) I am not going to make it that easy.
but, it is still pretty easy.

[amanfang]

It is not a banned question - it was a yes or no question referring to the composer.  What musical time period is the composer from?

[donjuan]

I just realized it wasnt banned, so I removed it from my post.  Sorry about that

The time period is 20th century.

[Antnee]

What nationality is the composer??

[donjuan]

Russian

[JK]

Is it Prokofiev?

[donjuan]

yes

[JK]

is it a concerto or a sonata or neither?

[donjuan]

neither

[JK]

ok, is it a ballet suite such as romeo and juliet?

[donjuan]

It is a suite, but not romeo and juliet.  Good question!

[JK]

is it an orchestral suite or a suite for piano?

[JK]

if it's orchestral then is it cinderella?

[donjuan]

If you read the rules, you will see the only compositions allowed are piano solos or chamber music where the piano is VERY important.  I chose a piano piece, but it has been arranged for various duets, trios, etc..

[ahmedito]

Is it the peter and the wolf suite?

[donjuan]

no

[Tash]

first of all 2 things 1) i am pissed off cos i was gonna say dumka for the tchaikovsky one and was like nah it won't be that so grrr
2) i love prokofiev! LOVE cinderella and peter and the wolf- i'm trying to find the cinderella cd for my sister (she's a ballerina and is obsessed with the music) and am having a freakin insane time trying to find it cos the only recording of it i found they couldn't find the cd to match the case i'm like like ARGGHHH damn you stupid cd's)

anyway i'm guessing with his visions fugitives op.22

[donjuan]

no, not visions fugitives...
here, maybe this will help: My six year old cousin recognized the melody because it was in a cartoon she saw....

[Tash]

oh i dunno. i can't remember any pieces in any cartoon. was it written before or after 1942

[donjuan]

before 1942.  I should have mentioned something earlier- It is a part of an opera, like peter and the wolf, but notpeter and the wolf..
i think i just gave it away..

[Tash]

oh oh oh op.33 the love of three oranges!!! haha i love the name of that. tell me i'm right!

[donjuan]

The March from 'The Love for Three Oranges'!!!!
Tash is our new winner!
(dont bother starting another thread, just keep it going here)

[Tash]

oh i am the coolest!  
ok this one may take a while cos i'm off being in a completely different time zone to everyone else so i'll make it relatively easy.

RIDDLE GAME 5

ok i'm thinking of a work by a 20th century composer.

Clue: the piece involves more than just a piano

[donjuan]

Is the piece a concerto, a trio, or neither?

[amanfang]

What nationality is the composer?

[Tash]

it is a concerto by a russian composer (i love the russians hahaha)

[donjuan]

Is the composer Rachmaninoff?

[Tash]

no it's not rachmaninov. he's born slightly after

[bernhard]

Was s/he born in 1906 (died 1975)?

[ahmedito]

is it by Scriabin?

[Tash]

tis not scriabin and was not born in 1906 (ie.not shostakovich!) think born in the 1880's. he's not primarily a piano composer, more orchestral. hmm maybe i thought this was easy but then again i'm obsessed with his music...

[JK]

Is it Prokofiev?

[bernhard]

Is the piece Stravinsky’s Piano concerto?

[ahmedito]

Im guessing Stravinskis concerto is right...

[donjuan]

I think I know the answer, but I dont want to win--> I leave on vacation on Wednesday, and wont be around to play.

[Tash]

stravinsky is right! but it's not JUST a piano concerto ie. for other instruments as well, which should probably give it away now

[bernhard]

Petrushka?

[ahmedito]

The Wedding (I dont knwo its name in english) The oratirotio for 2 pianos, percussion and choir?

Im pretty sure its Petrushka though, just in case.

[Tash]

no! tis not petrushka! it's a CONCERTO ie. has the word 'concerto' in the title

[bernhard]

Er... (I am running out of options here )

The 1934 concerto for two pianos solo?

[Tash]

no keep guessing!

[bernhard]

Ok. The concerto for piano and wind instruments?

[xvimbi]

no keep guessing!

Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & Strings in C minor Op 35

[Tash]

Ok. The concerto for piano and wind instruments?

yes!! bernhard wins!! ok new round

[bernhard]

yes!! bernhard wins!! ok new round

RIDDLE GAME 6

Ok! Start guessing!

[ahmedito]

What, if any, expression/speed marks are there at the beggining of the score? ie Andante sostenuto, Allegro con Bravura, Mechanico...etc

[benji]

What nationality was the composer?

[bernhard]

What, if any, expression/speed marks are there at the beggining of the score? ie Andante sostenuto, Allegro con Bravura, Mechanico...etc

Andantino tranquillo