A string quartet by this composer ends with a phrase that is interrupted by several grand pauses, and is accordingly called "The Joke."
The Hoboken catalog arranges this composer's works by genre instead of chronologically. A string quartet by this composer ends with a phrase that is interrupted by several grand pauses, and is accordingly called "The Joke." A symphony by this composer ends with a movement in which performers gradually leave the stage, leaving only two violins. Another of his symphonies is named for a fortissimo chord in its Andante second movement. For 10 points, name this "Father of the Symphony," whose works in that genre include the "Farewell" and the "Surprise."
The Hoboken catalog arranges this composer's works by genre instead of chronologically.
Franz Joseph Haydn