A symphony in this key opens with an “Allegro vivace e con brio” in 3/4 time, which is marked “fff” (“triple f”) when the opening bars return. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this key of Beethoven’s 8th Symphony, which was called “my little symphony” to distinguish it from his Pastoral 6th Symphony in this major key.
ANSWER: F major
[10e] Beethoven experimented with placing the first movement’s climax of his 8th Symphony in the recapitulation section of this form. This form shares its name with a type of piece that includes Mozart's “Simple” one.
ANSWER: sonata form [accept piano sonata; accept Simple Sonata or Sonata facile or Sonata semplice]
[10h] The 8th Symphony’s second movement may pull from this D major symphony’s second movement, which opens with plucked strings and bassoon. This symphony, premiered by Johann (“YO-hahn”) Peter Salomon, concludes with a vivace (“vee-VAH-chay”) rondo–sonata.
ANSWER: Clock Symphony [or Haydn’s Symphony No. 101]
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