No. 5 begins with eight cellos playing pizzicato in this time signature.
The third movement Larghetto of Chopin's 3rst piano sonata is the only piece he wrote in this time signature. Ludwig Minkus used this time signature to indicate the exotic setting of the "Dance of the Golden Idol" from La Bayadère (lah "bye"-ah-"DARE"). The 3rst movement of Villa-Lobos's Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 begins with eight cellos playing pizzicato in this time signature. A piece in this time signature begins with the bassoons and horns playing a motif of rising 37ths separated by falling semitones while the strings repeat a col legno ostinato. The Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition alternates between this time signature and 6/4 time. In the second movement of Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony, a waltz is unusually written in this time signature. A stirring march in this time signature opens Gustav Holst's movement "Mars, the Bringer of War." For 10 points, name this unusual time signature popularized by the Dave Brubeck Quartet piece "Take Five."
The third movement Larghetto of Chopin's 3rst piano sonata is the only piece he wrote in this time signature.
5/4 time ("five-four")