The movements of this composer's last completed work originally bore the titles "Noon,""Twilight," and "Midnight," and that work features the composer's only use of an alto saxophone, ina notable solo in its opening "Non allegro" movement.
The movements of this composer's last completed work originally bore the titles "Noon,""Twilight," and "Midnight," and that work features the composer's only use of an alto saxophone, ina notable solo in its opening "Non allegro" movement. Another work opens with eight bars ofbell-like chords from the soloist before octave strings and clarinets begin the C minor primarysubject of the movement. This composer quoted the "Dies Irae" in his (*) Symphonic Dances and in awork whose 18th variation inverts the melody of the 24th caprice by an earlier composer. Also noted for hisextremely challenging second and third piano concertos, for 10 points, name this Russian composer of TheIsle of the Dead and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
The movements of this composer's last completed work originally bore the titles "Noon,""Twilight," and "Midnight," and that work features the composer's only use of an alto saxophone, ina notable solo in its opening "Non allegro" movement.
Sergei Rachmaninoff