Round 4: Tossup 5

A tonebase Piano video hypothesized that a B minor piece by this composer was “cursed” after Magdalene Ho was eliminated in the prelims of the 2025 Cliburn. A sonata by this composer begins allegretto ben moderato in 9/8 time with the piano playing an E dominant ninth chord. This composer’s Six Pieces for Organ include Prélude, fugue, et variation and Grand pièce symphonique. (10[1])This composer was called “père” by students such as Vincent d’Indy, who described the tendency of his multi-movement works to be connected by an underlying theme as “cyclic form.” This organist at the church of Sainte-Clotilde and composer of a Symphony in D minor told a countryman to premiere his A major violin sonata “con amore” at his wedding. For 10 points, Eugène Ysaÿe (“oo-ZHEN ee-ZYE”) premiered (10[1])the violin sonata of what Belgian composer? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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