Today's Piano Puzzler

This week's contestant is Alex Strong from Bloomington, Indiana.  I got the hidden tune pretty quickly, but the composer style is one of those from an era that isn't my strength (which covers a lot of ground...) and could have been between a handful of people.  So, I threw caution to the wind and just guessed.  And guessed incorrectly.  But knowing the answer, I probably should have gotten it right.  To his credit, Mr. Strong did get it right -- even if his other choice would have been SO far off...