Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-sharp minor" which played a prominent part in the detective novel "Overture to Death" was a single part of how many pieces to the ternary prelude he composed titled "Morceaux de fantaisie"?
Overture to Death Overture to Death is a detective novel by Ngaio Marsh; it is the eighth novel to feature Roderick Alleyn, and was first published in 1939. The plot concerns a murder during a village theatrical performance; Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in C-sharp minor" plays a prominent part in the story. So does a "Venetian Suite" by Ethelbert Nevin. The murder weapon is a pistol hidden in a piano.
Prince Rostislav (Rachmaninoff) Prince Rostislav is a symphonic poem by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was composed when he was a student at the Moscow Conservatory, and is one of his earliest surviving compositions for orchestra. A typical performance of the work lasts from sixteen to twenty minutes.