Round 10: Tossup 20

Composer and genre required. The poco adagio second movement of one of these pieces consists of variations on the theme “long G, (-5[1])up to A, up to B, down to A.” In a pocket book, Richard Wigmore commented on an “unforgettable, winged” melody of one of these pieces nicknamed “The Lark.” (-5[1])Two sets of fifths open one of these pieces, (15[1])another of which is named (-5[1])“The Joke” for repeated pauses in its presto (15[1])finale. (-5[1])The (*) German national anthem was inspired by the second (10[1])movement of (10[1])one of these (10[1])pieces dedicated to Count Erdödy. The “Emperor” is one of the most well-known of, for 10 points, what chamber pieces by an Austrian composer of 104 symphonies? ■END■ (10[3])

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