For 10 points, name this genre of music for large orchestra, whose "father," Joseph Haydn, wrote examples such as Farewell and Surprise.
The earliest pieces in this genre were written by composers from Milan, such as No. 32 in F major by Giovanni Battista Sammartini. Four of these pieces, the first in D major, comprise the Wq. 183 of C.P.E. Bach. Mozart wrote a D major piece in this genre whose Allegro con spirito first movement begins with a long unison D, then a long unison D two octaves above. This genre took its name from the Italian term for an (*) operatic overture with a fast - slow - fast form. One of these pieces by Mozart was arranged from an earlier serenade he wrote for the ennoblement of Sigmund Haffner. These orchestral pieces were standardized to have four movements, the last being a fast finale often in rondo form. An F-sharp minor piece in this genre ends with musicians gradually leaving the stage until only two remain. For 10 points, name this genre of music for large orchestra, whose "father," Joseph Haydn, wrote examples such as Farewell and Surprise.
The earliest pieces in this genre were written by composers from Milan, such as No. 32 in F major by Giovanni Battista Sammartini.
symphony [or sinfonia] 