Round 12: 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 Sinfoniesatz is often grouped with his twelve early string symphonies. This composer’s second string quartet pays homage to Beethoven by quoting his own song (10[1])“Ist es wahr?” (10[1])The “Walpurgis Night’s Dream” from Faust may have inspired the scherzo of an E-flat major chamber piece this composer wrote at 16. This composer revived interest in J. S. Bach by conducting the St. Matthew Passion. For 10 points, name this composer of a celebrated string octet and an overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ■END■ (10[1])

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