The development of this symphony’s finale begins with an E-flat major quotation of the “Ode to Joy.” In the second theme of that movement of this symphony, the upper strings often use ricochet to play an ostinato that consists of a quarter note followed by three eighth triplets, which reputedly caused the violinists at its London premiere to collapse in laughter. This symphony’s A-minor slow movement begins with seven measures of staccato eighth notes in the strings, followed by an extended oboe solo. A chorale for cellos and violas follows the introductory theme of this symphony, which is first stated with two horns. Robert Schumann praised the “heavenly length” of this symphony, which may have inspired its common nickname differentiating it from the composer’s sixth symphony in the same key. For 10 points, name this lengthy symphony that follows the Unfinished, the last by an Austrian composer. ■END■
ANSWER: Franz Schubert’s Symphony no. 9 in C major [or Schubert’s Ninth Symphony; or Schubert’s Great Symphony or Schubert’s Great C major Symphony; accept D. 944; accept Franz Peter Schubert in place of “Franz Schubert”; prompt on Schubert’s Seventh Symphony or Schubert’s Eighth Symphony or equivalents by asking “what is its nickname or key?”; reject “Great” symphonies in other keys, such as “Great G minor”]
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