Riddle Game 4 and up

[bernhard]

Is it correct that the composer's name does NOT start with a 'B'?

No, it is not correct.

The composer name (surname) does start with a "B".

[bernhard]

Was the composer a late starter?? (scarlatti)

I guess you could say that - he started composing around 19. But not as late as Scarlatti.

[bernhard]

click on notification at the top... and then follow the instructions... it's really easy...

Did the composer work in Leipzig?

Yes, he did (and died - excuse the pun - there too)

[bernhard]

Can I start a game?  I have a piece in mind-it's probably rather easy, but oh well.

Yes, you can.

All you have to do is win this game. Guess the piece and the thread is all yours!

[xvimbi]

So far, everything fits J.S.B., doesn't it?

Has the piece been written specifically for keyboard?

[bernhard]

So far, everything fits J.S.B., doesn't it?

Has the piece been written specifically for keyboard?

Yes, it has.

[liszmaninopin]

does the work contain a fugue?

[liszmaninopin]

Is the composer in the Bach family?

[liszmaninopin]

I'll just throw out a guess-Bach's Goldberg variations...

[ayahav]

Is it from Book I or II?

[bernhard]

I'll just throw out a guess-Bach's Goldberg variations...

YOU DID IT! WELL DONE! THE THREAD IS YOURS!

Yes, J. S. Bach's Goldberg variations is the correct answer!

[ayahav]

Darn... So... Which era is it from?

[bernhard]

Darn... So... Which era is it from?

You are too competitive for your own good, ayahav!;D

Is it a piano-solo piece?

[liszmaninopin]

It is from the Classical era

It is a piano solo piece

[ayahav]

Is it a sonata?

[liszmaninopin]

yes

[xvimbi]

Is the composer Austrian?

[bernhard]

Did the composer become deaf?

[liszmaninopin]

No, the composer is not Austrian.

Yes, the composer became deaf.

[xvimbi]

Is the sonata from the composer's earlier ones (below #15)?

[xvimbi]

And one more: Is it a "named" sonata?

[liszmaninopin]

Yes, it is below #15

It is not a "named" sonata, to my knowledge anyway.

[xvimbi]

Yes, it is below #15

It is not a "named" sonata, to my knowledge anyway.

Is it below #7?

[liszmaninopin]

Yes.

[xvimbi]

Is it below #4?

[liszmaninopin]

no

[bernhard]

Which key is it in?

[liszmaninopin]

I'll tell you, but it's giving the answer away, lol.

it's in E flat

[xvimbi]

6 is my favorite number. Is it #6?

[liszmaninopin]

nope, sorry

[xvimbi]

I think we need to switch to questions that must be answered with "yes" or "no". Asking for the composers birth date, key signatures, etc. is just giving it away. It's almost like asking "What's the opus number".

[liszmaninopin]

I agree!

[xvimbi]

No. 4

[liszmaninopin]

by whom?

[ayahav]

Beethoven's Sonata no. 4 in Eb Major.

[xvimbi]

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ("Grand Sonata") Op. 7

It's one of the "named" sonatas...

[bernhard]

I'll tell you, but it's giving the answer away, lol.

it's in E flat

Not necessarily, since Beethoven wrote 4 sonatas in Eb major. But I agree that given the number limitation it is prettly obvious it is no. 4, Op.7.

[liszmaninopin]

I suppose, then, that Ayahav is our winner, Congratulations!  (although Xvimbi was painfully close!)

I had no idea that the piece had a name, I've never heard "Grand Sonata" before.  Sorry if that misled you.

[bernhard]

I think we need to switch to questions that must be answered with "yes" or "no". Asking for the composers birth date, key signatures, etc. is just giving it away. It's almost like asking "What's the opus number".

I agree to a point.

At the same time, if all the answer you get is yes or no, then it becomes sort of boring.

I like when cryptical statememts like ayahav's "I was born before my sibling..." are made.

So what about this new rule: You can only ask yes or no questions, but any poster has the right to ask from the riddler a cryptical statement about the work (cryptical statements being limited to one per poster, that is, once you requested yours, you can request no more).

[bernhard]

So, ayahav, is it a piano solo piece?

[ayahav]

I'm thinking of a piece of music:

[ayahav]

It is a piano solo piece....

[liszmaninopin]

is it from the twentieth century?

[ayahav]

No. It isn't from the 20th century.

[liszmaninopin]

Would it be considered Romantic?

[ayahav]

absolutely.

[liszmaninopin]

would this be considered standard repertoire?

Was this composer born in Hungary?

[ayahav]

'Standard repertoire' has always been a problematic term for me... It varies... I am not sure how to answer this... It's not quite as well-known as "Für Elise", but not as obscure as most music by Berio.

The composer was not born in Hungary....

[liszmaninopin]

by standard repertoire-I basically meant that it wasn't some obscure guy that nobody plays or has heard of, lol.

was he born in Poland?

[xvimbi]

Was the composer French?

Is the piece longer than 5 minutes (unless Argerich is playing it)?