Schumann and Brahms wrote this many symphonies.
A symphony of this number's slow introduction opens F E D C-sharp D on violas and bassoon sixths over held A octaves on the upbeat, then repeats a short exposition. That theme of that much-revised symphony of this number, played attacca, recurs after the oboe and cello Romanza theme and is inverted in the scherzo. A symphony of this number opens with a chain of falling thirds and rising sixths, uses a triangle in the scherzo, and ends in E minor with an 8-bar (*) passacaglia theme from Bach's 150th cantata. The A minor finale of an A major symphony of this number uses saltarello and tarantella dances. Shostakovich withdrew his symphony of this number in rehearsal due to a Pravda article. Schumann and Brahms wrote this many symphonies. For 10 points, give this number of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, the number of movements in most classical symphonies.
A symphony of this number's slow introduction opens F E D C-sharp D on violas and bassoon sixths over held A octaves on the upbeat, then repeats a short exposition.
four [or Symphony No. 4]