This composer's last work was a String Quartet in E minor, whose third movement, a "disguised scherzo," contains 230 bars of development by the cello.
This composer's last work was a String Quartet in E minor, whose third movement, a "disguised scherzo," contains 230 bars of development by the cello. This man composed a Cantique de Jean Racine, and one of this man's works was commissioned by the Prince of Monaco to accompany a story about a commedia dell'arte troupe. He added an optional chorus singing Verlaine lyrics to a work of his in F-sharp minor, his Opus 50. Â Another of his works opens with a (*) Berceuse, contains the movement "Kitty-valse", and was written for the daughter of his mistress, Emma Bardac. Â This composer of a notable Pavane is best known for a seven-movement work which omits the customary Rex tremendae and Lacrimosa but features a soprano rendition of the Pie Jesu. For 10 points, name this 19th-century French composer of Masques and Bergamasques, the Dolly Suite, and a Requiem.
This composer's last work was a String Quartet in E minor, whose third movement, a "disguised scherzo," contains 230 bars of development by the cello.
Gabriel Faure