The opening of this symphony is thought to be taken from the Hymne du PanthÃ©on by a contemporary the composer admired highly,
The opening of this symphony is thought to be taken from the Hymne du PanthÃ©on by a contemporary the composer admired highly, Luigi Cherubini. This symphony is quoted in all four movements of Charles Ives's Concord Sonata. Its third movement scherzo contains material copied from Mozart's Symphony No. 40, and is linked to the final movement by a timpani roll, which is later joined by a string crescendo. This symphony ends with twenty-nine bars of fortissimo C major chords, whereas its dark C minor opening begins with a "fate knocking at the door" motif. That "short-short-short-long" motif opens, for 10 points, what symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven?
The opening of this symphony is thought to be taken from the Hymne du PanthÃ©on by a contemporary the composer admired highly,
Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven in C minor [or equivalents, like Beethoven's Fifth; "Beethoven" isn't needed after his name is read]