Round 7: Tossup 6

A G minor piece by this composer opens on a Neapolitan chord with both hands playing the notes [read slowly] “long C, E-flat, A-flat, B-flat, C, A-flat.” A posthumously published C-sharp minor piece by this composer contains a (10[1])4-against-3 polyrhythm throughout. Repeated A-flats imitate the title weather phenomenon in a piece by this composer. As well as writing a piece inspired by a dog chasing its own (10[1])tail, this (-5[1])composer wrote many pieces in a dance style (10[1])from his home country, (10[1]-5[1])including ones subtitled “Military” and “Heroic.” (10[1])Despite its name, a piece in 3/4 (“three four”) time by this composer takes longer than sixty seconds to perform. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this Polish composer of the Fantaisie-Impromptu and Minute Waltz. (10[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

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