A string quintet in this key features a duet between the viola and the violin in its Adagio ma non troppo movement. A pair of clarinets was added as a 1791 revision to a symphony in this key, whose third movement minuet opens up with a hemiola. Violins play soft Mannheim rockets in the finale of a symphony in this key in contrast to tutti chords on 5–1–5–1–5–1. Haydn’s Symphony No. 39 likely inspired a piece in this key, which includes a theme of [read slowly] “five syncopated (*) Gs, down to five Ds, up five E-flats, and down to five F-sharps.” Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 is described as the “Little” one of two symphonies in this key, the other of which preceded his “Jupiter” symphony. For 10 points, name this key of a Mozart symphony nicknamed “Great,” a minor key with two flats. ■END■
ANSWER: G minor [accept “Little G Minor” Symphony or “Great G Minor” Symphony; reject "G" or "G major"]
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