Packet M: Tossup 10

A chamber piece that this composer intended to be played “in the style of a symphony” with sharp dynamic contrasts begins with driving tremolos and syncopations under the ascending violin melody “pickup low (-5[1])G, B-flat, E-flat, G, high E-flat, down to long B-flat.” This composer’s (10[1])Sinfoniesatz (10[1])is often grouped with his twelve early string symphonies. (10[2])This composer’s second string quartet pays homage to Beethoven (10[1])by quoting his own song (10[1])“Ist es wahr?” (10[1])The “Walpurgis (-5[1])Night’s Dream” from Faust may have inspired (10[2])the scherzo (10[1])of an (10[1])E-flat (10[1])major chamber piece this composer wrote at 16. (10[4])This composer revived interest (10[1])in J. S. Bach (10[5]-5[1])by conducting (10[4])the St. (10[1])Matthew Passion. (10[1])For 10 points, name (10[1])this (10[2])composer of a celebrated string octet (10[2])and an overture (-5[1])to A (10[1])Midsummer Night’s (10[1])Dream. ■END■ (10[11]0[7])

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