The sonata was arguably its composer's most important early work, while the symphony was its composer's last, as he died shortly after its 1893 completion.
The sonata with this name opens with a loud C minor chord, and the opening of the first movement is marked grave [grah-VAY]. The second movement, an Adagio cantabile, is in rondo form. A symphony with the same byname begins with a theme in E minor played by the bassoons and has a waltz-like second movement except for its 5/4 time signature. The sonata was arguably its composer's most important early work, while the symphony was its composer's last, as he died shortly after its 1893 completion. For ten points, give the shared name of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, named for their melancholic emotiveness.
The sonata with this name opens with a loud C minor chord, and the opening of the first movement is marked grave [grah-VAY].
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