Round 18: Tossup 7

Eighteen pieces in this genre are organized into six duo-sonatas in a Georg Philipp Telemann collection titled for “melodious” examples of them. The melody of a piece in this genre is held in J. S. Bach’s hand in Elias Gottlob Haussmann’s portrait of him. (10[1])In 1974, 14 of these pieces by Bach were discovered and cataloged as BWV (10[1])1087. Bach’s variations on “Vom Himmel hoch da komm’ ich her” (-5[1])are also in this genre. (-5[1])In a 1747 collection, a piece in this genre is written on a single line with an alto clef and upside-down (10[1])bass clef, (10[5])labeled (10[2])“Quaerendo invenietis” (-5[1])(“kwye-REN-doh in-ven-YET-ees”). This is the genre of every third variation (10[2])in the Goldberg Variations (10[1])and of most (10[1])pieces in The Musical (10[1])Offering, (10[1])which includes a “crab” example. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1])a D-major piece in what contrapuntal (10[2])genre is the most famous work of Johann Pachelbel? (10[1])■END■

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