Name these composers of chamber music in E-flat major for increasingly large ensembles, for 10 points each.
[10e] This composer’s Divertimento in E-flat major is a string trio with a more serious tone than his A Musical Joke. Some of his joke pieces, like “Leck mich im Arsch,” were published after his death.
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [or Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart]
[10m] This composer’s Septet in E-flat is scored for clarinet, bassoon, horn, and one of each string instrument. Late in life, he wrote a string quartet centered around a “holy song of thanksgiving” in F Lydian.
ANSWER: Ludwig van Beethoven
[10h] This composer’s Nonet in E-flat major adds a flute and an oboe to Beethoven’s ensemble. Despite the popularity of grand opera in France, this composer stuck to instrumental music, including a G-minor Third Symphony.
ANSWER: Louise Farrenc (“fa-RONK”) [or Jeanne-Louise Dumont]
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