The fourth movement of this piece begins with low strings playing two bars of pianissimo tremolos on D, after which second violins introduce a B-flat minor staccato melody depicting raindrops.
The fourth movement of this piece begins with low strings playing two bars of pianissimo tremolos on D, after which second violins introduce a B-flat minor staccato melody depicting raindrops. The second movement of this piece is an Andante molto moto written in 12/8 time using the subdominant key of B- flat major. This piece's last two movements, played without a pause, are a (*) "Storm" and a "Shepherd's Song." Woodwind instruments imitate birdcall near the end of its second-movement "Scene by the brook." This F major symphony begins with an "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside." For 10 points, name this programmatic symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven named for its depiction of nature.
The fourth movement of this piece begins with low strings playing two bars of pianissimo tremolos on D, after which second violins introduce a B-flat minor staccato melody depicting raindrops.
Pastoral Symphony [or Beethoven's Sixth; or Pastoral Symphony after "Beethoven" is read; or Symphony No. 6 after "Beethoven" is read; or obvious equivalents]