The finale, which requires an "eleventh finger." is based on the folk wedding tune "Grandfather's Dance.
The finale, which requires an "eleventh finger." is based on the folk wedding tune "Grandfather's Dance." Each piece is a roman á clef representing such figures as Ernestine von Fricken, Chopin, Paganini, and Beethoven. Inspired by the masked ball in Richter's novel Age of Indiscretion, this set of twelve dance pieces for the piano is not intended to depict the title creatures but rather represent the composer's artistic metamorphosis. For ten points, name this lepidopterous work of Robert Schumann.
The finale, which requires an "eleventh finger." is based on the folk wedding tune "Grandfather's Dance.
Papillons [or Butterflies]