30Q #53

[Hexameron]

[Shapley]

What..was the composer's favourite colour? No! Wait.

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Seriously, now. Was the piece composed before the sinking of the whaleship Essex?

[Shapley]

Was the composer born in a nation that includes, or borders a nation that includes, the Alps?

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

:wild stab in the dark: That looks like an ice giant. Is the composer Wagner?

[Hexameron]

1. Was the piece composed before the sinking of the whaleship Essex?

Yes.

2. Was the composer born in a nation that includes, or borders a nation that includes, the Alps?

Yes.

3. Is the composer Wagner?

No.

[Shapley]

Was the piece composed after Napoleon Bonaparte began attending military school at Brienne-le-Château?

[Shapley]

Does the composer's native country also border the Rhine?

[Hexameron]

4. Was the piece composed after Napoleon Bonaparte began attending military school at Brienne-le-Château?

If I understand right that this was 1779, then yes.

5. Does the composer's native country also border the Rhine?

No.

[navneeth]

Hex, it's the job of the 30Q'er to google and wiki for years and events, not the poor souls coming up with all those questions.

Does the composition feature a highlighted instrument(s)? If so, is at least one of them a keyboard instrument?

[Shapley]

For those not wanting to Google - the date of the composition is now placed between 1779 (Napoleon attends military school) and 1820 (Whaleship Essex is sunk by a whale).

Is the composer from what is now the Czech Republic? (I had said Austria, but overlooked that it bordered the Rhine.)

[navneeth]

Thanks, Shap.

To narrow it down further....
Was it composed in the 19th century?

[barfle]

I just realized why I really, really, really DON'T want to win one of these.

[Shapley]

But, Barfle, they are sooooo educational.

[Shapley]

To further clarify, the Alps are found in the following countries:

France (Borders the Rhine)
Italy
Switzerland (Borders the Rhine)
Austria (Borders the Rhine)
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Yugoslavia
Albania
Serbia
Montenegro

The following nations border nations that include the Alps:

Spain
Belgium
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein (Borders the Rhine)
Germany (Borders the Rhine)
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Greece

V/R
Shapley

[bignaf]

does it include 3 or more movements?

[Shapley]

While I am waiting for Mr. Hex to appear,
I'll ask insert a few queries and drink some more beer.

Are there vocalists among the performing troupe?
Is the piece written for a small chamber group?

And just one more, to aid further discussion,
Does the piece include strings, brass, and percussion?

[Hexameron]

Sorry for not clarifying the dates, and thanks, Shapley, for doing so. Now to your questions:

6. Does the composition feature a highlighted instrument(s)?

Yes.

7. If so, is at least one of them a keyboard instrument?

Yes.

8. Is the composer from what is now the Czech Republic?

No.

9. Was it composed in the 19th century?

Yes.

10. does it include 3 or more movements?

Yes.

[bignaf]

is the country south of the alps?

is the keyboard instrument solo?

[Hexameron]

Well, I almost replied in the nick of time... almost

I'll answer thee,
these questions three:

11. Are there vocalists among the performing troupe?

No.

12. Is the piece written for a small chamber group?

Yes.

13. Does the piece include strings, brass, and percussion?

Since this question includes "and," I could say no, but instead I'm gonna split this into two questions if you guys don't mind.

13. Does the piece include strings, brass?

Yes.

14. Percussion?

No.

[Hexameron]

15. is the country south of the alps?

No.

is the keyboard instrument solo?

I won't count this question since I posted a reply to Shapley while you were posting, confirming that it isn't a solo composition.