This composer included the movements “choleric,” “melancholic,” “phlegmatic,” and “sanguine” in a symphony he fittingly titled The Four Temperaments. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Danish composer whose fourth symphony includes a musical duel between two sets of instruments spaced far from each other on stage, giving it the nickname “Inextinguishable.”
ANSWER: Carl Nielsen [or Carl August Nielsen]
[10e] Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable” Symphony includes a battle between two sets of these low-pitched percussion instruments which consist of a copper body. These tunable instruments are also called kettledrums.
ANSWER: timpani [or timps; or Paukenmesse]
[10h] Nielsen substituted cor anglais for a piece for this ensemble that closes with a third-movement “Praeludium – Theme with Variations.” Early Romantic composer Anton Reicha wrote a pioneering 24 pieces for this ensemble.
ANSWER: woodwind quintet [prompt on quintet]
<Noah Sheidlower, Auditory Fine Arts>