A G minor composition by this man opens with an unusual arpeggio based on a Neapolitan sixth chord and, unlike his other works in the same genre, contains a 2/2 presto con fuoco coda and is largely written in 6/4 time.
A G minor composition by this man opens with an unusual arpeggio based on a Neapolitan sixth chord and, unlike his other works in the same genre, contains a 2/2 presto con fuoco coda and is largely written in 6/4 time. Another of his pieces opens with a theme in D flat major before shifting to C sharp minor, and uses repeated A flats to evoke the title effect. He used a duet from Don Giovanni as the basis for his Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", which prompted (*) Robert Schumann to exclaim "Hats off, gentlemen! A genius!" He also used D-flat major for the last of his Trois Nouvelles Etudes, the twentieth of his 41 mazurkas, and a molto vivace piece inspired by a dog chasing its tail. For 10 points, name this inventor of the instrumental ballade, the Polish composer of the Raindrop Prelude and the Minute Waltz.
A G minor composition by this man opens with an unusual arpeggio based on a Neapolitan sixth chord and, unlike his other works in the same genre, contains a 2/2 presto con fuoco coda and is largely written in 6/4 time.
Frédéric François Chopin [or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin]