The coda of this symphony's scherzo reprises the first eight bars of the trio section, before suddenly breaking off and ending the movement. This symphony's second movement begins with dotted falling octaves played by the strings on D and A, the timpani on F, and finally tutti on D. A passage in 3/4 time comes in between a variation in 4/4 and one in 12/8 in this symphony's B-flat major slow third movement, which features a prominent horn solo for the fourth player. The celli and basses (*) introduce the main theme of this symphony's last movement, which is often calle
The coda of this symphony's scherzo reprises the first eight bars of the trio section, before suddenly breaking off and ending the movement. This symphony's second movement begins with dotted falling octaves played by the strings on D and A, the timpani on F, and finally tutti on D. A passage in 3/4 time comes in between a variation in 4/4 and one in 12/8 in this symphony's B-flat major slow third movement, which features a prominent horn solo for the fourth player. The celli and basses (*) introduce the main theme of this symphony's last movement, which is often called a "symphony within a symphony." In the finale of this D minor symphony, the bass soloist enters on the words "O freunde, nicht diese To_ne!" before the other voices sing about a "beautiful spark of divinity." For 10 points, name this symphony that ends with a choral setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy," the final one by Beethoven.
The coda of this symphony's scherzo reprises the first eight bars of the trio section, before suddenly breaking off and ending the movement.
Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" [or Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; or Choral Symphony; accept Beethoven op. 125] 