What's the piece?

[WillHu]

Title says it all.

[Ron]

Hi Will,
I don't think anyone is going to get this. With no clef I can only guess that it is a 1st inversion D minor chord in the treble clef; or possible an inverted F major in the bass clef--or an E minor in the alto clef. And there must be a couple of zillion works that start with an inverted arpeggio in one of those keys.

[WillHu]

Take another look - it's not the notes themselves that are important. There's something pretty odd about that closeup and once you realise what kind of a piece it is, it's probably the most famous example of a piece of that kind and not too hard to find. Google search the right key word which isn't too hard to get from the screenshot and it's the first result.

I think this closeup, however closeup, is distinctive enough

[Michel.R.E]

John Stump, Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz

technically, not really a piece of music since it is a complete impossibility.
it's notational satire done by an engraver.

[WillHu]

Yup, that's correct.
It was actually performed once (you can find it on YouTube) but even that was done for the humorous effect.
You're right in saying it's not a piece of music - but I thought it'd be fun to post something a bit unexpected.

[AO]

"John Stump, Faerie’s Aire and Death Waltz"

Wow, that was pretty impressive.  My Guess would have been, Ives, Penderiki or an abstract picture of Abe Lincoln.