These melodies are then all played in counterpoint, leading to the C-major maestoso (*) finale of this work based on a piece also used Franz Suppé's operetta Flotte Burschensong, the song "Gaudeamus igitur.
The opening of this work includes a G G A-flat F-sharp motif on the strings which is punctuated by rising and falling diminished scales. A G-major animato section of this piece quotes the fox-ride "Was kommt ort von der Hohe?" Earlier, the trumpets play the melody "Wir haben gebauet ein stattliches Haus," which is followed by the song "Landesvater" in the strings. These melodies are then all played in counterpoint, leading to the C-major maestoso (*) finale of this work based on a piece also used Franz Suppé's operetta Flotte Burschensong, the song "Gaudeamus igitur." Its composer described this piece as a "very boisterous potpourri of student drinking songs." For 10 points, name this orchestral piece by Johannes Brahms that he wrote to thank the University of Breslau for awarding him an honorary doctorate.
The opening of this work includes a G G A-flat F-sharp motif on the strings which is punctuated by rising and falling diminished scales.
{Academic Festival Overture} [or {Akademische Festouvertüre}; or {Brahms’s Opus} 80]