Niccolò Paganini’s work “The Moses Fantasy” is a set of variations on the G string on a theme originally written by this composer. When this composer was twelve years old, he composed six string sonatas scored for two violins, cello, and double bass called sonate a quattro. In this composer’s overture to (*) Il Signor Bruschino, the second violins are instructed to tap their bows on their music stands. This composer also wrote a work in which an E minor thunderstorm is followed by a pastoral Ranz des Vaches featuring the English horn before leading to a famous galop. For 10 points, name this Italian composer of many famous overtures such as the aforementioned William Tell Overture.
Niccolò Paganini’s work “The Moses Fantasy” is a set of variations on the G string on a theme originally written by this composer. When this composer was twelve years old, he composed six string sonatas scored for two violins, cello, and double bass called sonate a quattro. In this composer’s overture to (*) Il Signor Bruschino, the second violins are instructed to tap their bows on their music stands. This composer also wrote a work in which an E minor thunderstorm is followed by a pastoral Ranz des Vaches featuring the English horn before leading to a famous galop. For 10 points, name this Italian composer of many famous overtures such as the aforementioned William Tell Overture.
Niccolò Paganini’s work “The Moses Fantasy” is a set of variations on the G string on a theme originally written by this composer.