The C minor scherzo of this symphony opens with a pianissimo Mannheim rocket played by low strings. For 10 points each:
[10m] The C major finale of what symphony is interrupted by a reprise of its scherzo in quiet, pizzicato strings? E. M. Forster described that moment as a return of “the goblins.”
ANSWER: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor [or Beethoven’s fifth symphony; accept Ludwig van Beethoven’s Opus 67]
[10h] This Beethoven piece begins with a Mannheim rocket that ranges from middle C to A-flat 5 before resolving down to F. That phrase is then repeated over a dominant chord, leading Schoenberg to use this piece’s opening as an example of a musical sentence.
ANSWER: Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor [or Ludwig van Beethoven’s Opus 2, Number 1; prompt on partial answers]
[10e] A Mannheim rocket and crescendo mark the transition from this Beethoven piece’s slow Grave (“GRAH-vay”) introduction to a section marked Allegro di molto e con brio. This C minor piano sonata contains a celebrated Adagio cantabile in A-flat major.
ANSWER: Pathétique Sonata [or Sonata pathétique; or Grande sonate pathétique; or Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor; accept Ludwig van Beethoven’s Opus 13]
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