What is the purpose of the two chords at the start of this ...

[kodithompson]

What is the purpose of the two chords at the start of this selection?
 
  a) they serve to provide a brief introduction, to establish the tonic, and to catch the audience's attention
  b) their only purpose is to establish the tonic
  c) they provide an element of surprise in that they are far removed from the tonic key
  d) they introduce the work's programmatic aspect

Question 2

This selection is noteworthy for any number of reasons, including its?
 
  a) extraordinary brevity
  b) extraordinary length
  c) small number of performers
  d) compression of a four-movement scheme into a single continuous movement

[lkanara2]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b

[kodithompson]

Great answer, keep it coming

[Bigfoot1984]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it