Riddle Game 4 and up

[ahmedito]

I dont understand... what type of work? I think you need to be more specific.

[ayahav]

is it a miniature/an etude/a sonata/etc.?

[ahmedito]

In the case of Cage its hard to put pieces into categories like that. Id have to say its a miniature though... if I had to choose.

[ayahav]

In a Landscape?

[ahmedito]

nope

[bernhard]

(Bernhard, I find it really annoying that I always get the last clue that I need along with your post.) :-p

4'33'' ?

(worth a try...)

[ayahav]

I have to confess... I went to look it up, and except for "A Room" the only work I found that fits the above description was ' 4'33" '.

Bernhard - we think too much alike.

[ahmedito]

Yes, its 4'33".

A great progam filler if you know what I mean. Im sorry ayahav, but Bernhard gets it again.

Bernhard, when was the work composed?

[bernhard]

We will see...

In any case, one of the guidelines fo the game was that the piece and composer should not be completley obscure, and apart form 4'33'' everything else that Cage wrote is pretty obscure...

And I guess it will sound exactly the same in a normal piano or in a prepared piano...

Unless Ahmedito knows somtehing that we don't.

Best wishes,
Bernhard.

[bernhard]

Yes, its 4'33".

A great progam filler if you know what I mean. Im sorry ayahav, but Bernhard gets it again.

Bernhard, when was the work composed?

You need to type faster, ayahav!

The work was composed in 1827 (second half).

[ayahav]

When was the composer born?

[ahmedito]

Is it a Schubert Impromptu?

[ayahav]

I'll say the third impromptu from the first four. (in g-flat major) (by schubert of course)

[bernhard]

When was the composer born?

The composer was born in 31/1/1797

[bernhard]

Is it a Schubert Impromptu?

Yes, it is a Schubert Impromptu

[bernhard]

I'll say the third impromptu from the first four. (in g-flat major) (by schubert of course)

Now ayahav, you must be fast, or Ahmedito will get it!

No, it is not the Gb impromptu.

[xvimbi]

Schubert's "Die Winterreise"

Edit: one has to be really fast here. I'm posting as quickly as I can,  just to find out that there are already three other posts in front of me...  

[xvimbi]

Impromptu, ok, ehem, let's see, lot's of them, just guess:

Drei Klavierstuecke D.946 (just saw Brendel play them, that's why I'm gonna bet my horse on it)

[bernhard]

Er...

I will give you a little help...

Schubert wrote 8 Impromptus, 4 D899 (or op. 90) and 4 D935 (or op. 142).

It is one of those, but not the Gb major (D899 no. 3)

[xvimbi]

Ok, the Klavierstuecke are also Impromptus, but I don't think he wrote them in 1827. Ok, lets' go with "Rosamunde", if only I could remember what Impromptu that is...D935, but which one...

[xvimbi]

B FLAT !!!!!!

I know that's not Rosamunde, but I've had too much wine, and I feel like singing "Rosamunde".

[ayahav]

is it from op. 90?

[benji]

Op. 142, no. 4?

[bernhard]

B FLAT !!!!!!

I know that's not Rosamunde, but I've had too much wine, and I feel like singing "Rosamunde".

Er...

Sorry, no.

[bernhard]

is it from op. 90?

No, not from op. 90.

But I am feeling generous, so I will give you a hint. I have written a huge post on how to learn it.

[bernhard]

Op. 142, no. 4?

No, but you are getting warmer...

[ayahav]

op142 no2

[bernhard]

op142 no2

WELL DONE AYAHAV! YOU DID IT!   :D

So, is the piece for piano solo?

[ayahav]

no...

but on the work's behalf:

"I was born before my sibling, but an error switched us."


I think we should stop giving composer dates, because that's just like giving out their names....

[bernhard]

no...

but on the work's behalf:

"I was born before my sibling, but an error switched us."


I think we should stop giving composer dates, because that's just like giving out their names....

I agree.

What is the piece's period (baroque/classical/romantic/modern/contemporary)?

[ayahav]

romantic

[Tash]

at the beginning or end or middle of the romantic period?

[ayahav]

My personal opinion that it is at the height of the romantic period.

(but you must remember that the romantic period stretches over different times in different areas of the world.)

[bernhard]

Is it a piano concerto?

[ayahav]

yes

[xvimbi]

Does the last name of the composer have more than one part?

[ayahav]

no.


(that probably takes away rimsky-korsakov for you, but who else?)

[xvimbi]

no.
(that probably takes away rimsky-korsakov for you, but who else?)

Saint-Saens and D'Indy...

Ok, next: Is the composer European?

[ayahav]

Yes.

[xvimbi]

Ok, he's not Russian (wasn't considered Europe (geographically) in the Romantic period).

Was German his main language?

[ayahav]

nope

(so not schumann)

[bernhard]

Chopin's F minor concert, op. 21, composed first, but actually published as his second concerto.

[xvimbi]

Chopin's F minor concert, op. 21, composed first, but actually published as his second concerto.

Bernhard, you got to play a little bit, tease here and there, divert, confuse, not go straight for the goal!

We got to make this game a bit more challenging! I'd say, let's include forgotten and less known composers and works. That way, we would probably all learn a great deal.

[ayahav]

WELL DONE BERNHARD!!!

you seem to be the only one who paid attention to the hint in the beginning... I chose this one because it's a big part of  my extended essay (kind of like a mini-dissertation [4000 words] i have to write on a topic of my choice, and I chose "Polish Influences in the Music of Chopin")...

anyway... What era are we talking about.?

[bernhard]

WELL DONE BERNHARD!!!

you seem to be the only one who paid attention to the hint in the beginning... I chose this one because it's a big part of  my extended essay (kind of like a mini-dissertation [4000 words] i have to write on a topic of my choice, and I chose "Polish Influences in the Music of Chopin")...

anyway... What era are we talking about.?

I forget nothing

Interesting subject. Are you taking it from the point of view of folk music? Or cultural influences?

Anyway, I am thinking Baroque music.

[xvimbi]

Anyway, I am thinking Baroque music.

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

[Antnee]

Was the composer a late starter?? (scarlatti)

[amanfang]

Any chance we could start a new thread??  I was gone for a week, and now that I'm back my email box is so full of this riddle game notifications.  I don't know how to get my name off the list.

[ayahav]

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

Did the composer work in Leipzig?

[liszmaninopin]

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