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A symphonic piece by this composer begins its last movement, marked Lento lugubre, with an English horn solo over harp and divisi strings, after which a baritone soloist enters. In that piece by this composer, voices enter for the first time with the tenor soloist singing a very long E-flat on the word for “do you hear,” after which the full chorus sings a D-flat major chord on the same word. Tchaikovsky inspired this composer to write a 15-movement setting of the Vespers and Matins (10[1])for a cappella chorus. (10[1])In accordance with his wishes, this composer’s (10[1])funeral performed the “Nunc dimittis” movement (10[1])from his All-Night Vigil. (10[12])This composer (10[2])used the “Dies irae” to unify the four movements of a choral symphony based on a loosely translated poem by Edgar Allen Poe. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of the choral symphony The Bells. ■END■ (10[2]0[4])

ANSWER: Sergei Rachmaninoff [or Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff] (The word for “do you hear” is slýshishʹ.)
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