The fact that the composer revised this symphony by adding two clarinets and altering the oboe part to accommodate them is evidence that the composer did hear it performed, contrary to a popular legend.
The development section of this symphony's final movement includes a tone row which anticipates Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, omitting only the tonic. The fact that the composer revised this symphony by adding two clarinets and altering the oboe part to accommodate them is evidence that the composer did hear it performed, contrary to a popular legend. This symphony begins with the violins introducing a theme consisting of "E-flat, D, D" repeated three times followed by a higher B-flat. This symphony's fourth movement begins with a Mannheim rocket. This symphony is the second of the only two minor- key symphonies by its composer, and is nicknamed the "Great G Minor." For 10 points, name this penultimate symphony of an Austrian composer, preceding the Jupiter.
The development section of this symphony's final movement includes a tone row which anticipates Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, omitting only the tonic.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G Minor [or KV. 550; or Mozart's Great G Minor symphony until it is read]