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This symphony's second movement begins "stormily" in A minor but climaxes with a D major brass chorale that reappears near the end of its rondo finale. This symphony's scherzo ("SKAIRT-so") opens with four horns playing "D - F-sharp - long low A," then running up to a high B as the obbligato horn enters. The fourth of this symphony's five movements is in F major and scored for strings and solo harp. A solo trumpet plays (0[1])a (*) "short-short-short-long" rhythm (10[1]0[1])on C-sharp to open this symphony's first movement Trauermarsch, or funeral march. This symphony's adagietto is often said to be a love song to its composer's wife Alma. For 10 points, the "Tragic" symphony was written after what symphony that began Gustav Mahler's middle period? ■END■

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