An allegretto theme and variations in A minor forms its second movement.
A series of four-note sequences, beginning with an accented forte chord, climax in a fortissimo in this piece's seventeenth measure. Its rhythms have been described as combinations of dactyls and spondees, while the coda of its first movement features an unusually chromatic bass passage. An allegretto theme and variations in A minor forms its second movement. A shift from the home key to C major, F major, and back from the home key shapes its long poco sostenuto introductory passage, which has no slow movement and which Wagner called "the Apotheosis of the Dance." For 10 points, name this symphony in A major that followed its composer's "Pastoral" sixth.
A series of four-note sequences, beginning with an accented forte chord, climax in a fortissimo in this piece's seventeenth measure.
Ludwig van {Beethoven's} Symphony No. 7 in A major [all underlined {parts} required until “{symphony}”, after which {only} “{Beethoven}” and some {form} of “{seven}” are required; {also} accept {Beethoven's Symphony} in A {major} until “A {major}” is read]