Another symphony by this composer of "The Bird" and "The Joke" string quartets involves performers snuffing out a candle on their music stand as they leave the stage, leaving only two muted violins.
In the first movement of one chamber work by this composer, the recapitulation begins after the key unusually modulates from C major to E minor.  A string quartet by him ends with a brief tempo change from presto to adagio, followed by four grand pauses. One of his symphonies is nicknamed for the addition of the (*) triangle, bass drum, and crash cymbals into the score.  Another symphony by this composer of "The Bird" and "The Joke" string quartets involves performers snuffing out a candle on their music stand as they leave the stage, leaving only two muted violins. His most famous symphony is named for a fortissimo G major chord in the second movement. For 10 points, name the Austrian composer of the "Military," "Surprise," and "Farewell" symphonies.
In the first movement of one chamber work by this composer, the recapitulation begins after the key unusually modulates from C major to E minor.  
Franz Josef Haydn