A composer’s third symphony opens with 8 of these instruments playing a theme that begins with the same notes as his earlier “Blumine” (“BLOO-mee-nuh”) movement. (-5[2])In a symphony (-5[1])by the same composer, this instrument plays an (15[1])obbligato solo throughout a scherzo that opens with four of them playing the notes [read slowly] “D, F-sharp, low A.” Seven of these instruments (-5[1])stand up in the (15[1])triumphant (15[1])finale of Mahler’s (15[3]-5[2])first (15[1])symphony. This instrument plays (15[1])the notes [read slowly] “B-flat, down to E-flat, (-5[1])E-flat, up to (15[1])B-flat” over string tremolos to open Bruckner’s (*) “Romantic” Symphony. A (10[2])theme in the finale of Brahms’s first symphony is (10[2])named for a long wooden variant (10[1])of this instrument he heard (10[5]-5[1])in (10[1])the Swiss (10[1])Alps. (10[3]-5[1])Players of (10[2])this instrument can (10[1])increase (10[6]-5[2])their range (-5[1])with (10[2]-5[1])hand-stopping. For (10[1])10 points, (10[1])name (10[5])this (10[13]0[1])coiled (10[1])brass instrument. ■END■