Question
Chopin’s last published piece and only mature chamber work is a G minor sonata for this instrument dedicated to Auguste Franchomme. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this instrument. The operetta composer Victor Herbert inspired Dvořák to write a concerto for this instrument in B minor.
ANSWER: cello [or violoncello]
[10e] Franchomme transcribed a piece in this genre by Chopin often nicknamed “Cello” for its heartsick left-hand melody. Chopin’s other pieces in this didactic genre include ones nicknamed “Black Key” and “Revolutionary.”
ANSWER: étude [accept study]
[10h] Franchomme and Chopin jointly wrote a Grand duo concertant for cello and piano based on themes from this Jewish composer’s opera Robert le diable (“roh-BAIR le dee-AHB-luh”).
ANSWER: Giacomo Meyerbeer [or Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer]
<Vincent Du, Fine Arts - Music - Romantic> ~23226~ <Editor: Ivvone Zhou>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 18.33 | 97% | 64% | 22% |