Question

After hearing the Adagio of a chamber work written in this home key, Pyotr Tchaikovsky praised its evocation of “resigned and inconsolable sorrow.” In a symphony in this key, the third movement minuet jarringly begins with a hemiola effect in which the melody plays in two while the accompaniment plays in three. Haydn’s Tempesta di Mare symphony may have inspired a later composer to include 4 horns in a symphony in this key. Four measures of five-note, syncopated patterns on one pitch, in the order (*) G, D, E-flat, F-sharp, (10[1])open that symphony in this key. Another symphony in this (10[1])key begins with strings playing the phrase E-flat, D, D, repeated three times. For 10 points, name this key of two Mozart symphonies (10[1])nicknamed “Little” and “Great,” a minor key with two flats. ■END■

ANSWER: G minor [reject “G” or “G Major”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sky LiThe Passion According to C.H.Parth et al.8810
Russell NipMilan et al.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz9810
Cameron AminiCameron et al.Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style12110

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