Some of Chopin's well-known pieces have acquired descriptive titles, such as the Revolutionary Étude (Op. 10, No. 12), and the Minute Waltz (Op. 64, No. 1). However, with the exception of his Funeral March, the composer never named an instrumental work beyond genre and number, leaving all potential extramusical associations to the listener; the names by which many of his pieces are known were invented by others. There is no evidence to suggest that the Revolutionary Étude was written with the failed Polish uprising against Russia in mind; it merely appeared at that time. The Funeral March, the third movement of his Sonata No. 2 (Op. 35), the one case where he did give a title, was written before the rest of the sonata, but no specific event or death is known to have inspired it. COUNT 6
QSN1 What is another title Op. 10, No. 12 has garnered?  ANS1 the Revolutionary Étude QSN2 What is the only piece Chopin gave an actual title to? ANS2 Funeral March QSN3 The Funeral March was written as part of what piece? ANS3 Sonata No. 2 QSN4 How many instrumental works did Chopin give a descriptive name to? ANS4 one QSN5 What descriptive name was Op. 10, No. 12 given? ANS5 Revolutionary Étude QSN6 What descriptive name was Op. 64, No. 1 given? ANS6 Minute Waltz