Packet L: Tossup 2

This composer depicted a character wandering alone with the bass clarinet and bassoon theme “dotted-half E [pause], B C D [pause], A B C” (10[1])that opens (10[1])a movement marked (10[1])Lento lugubre. A (10[1])scathing letter written [emphasize] to (10[1])this composer signed by one “who sincerely loves you” led to the destruction of the early (10[1])work Fatum. A “symphonic fantasy” by this composer is often contrasted with Liszt’s Dante symphony on the same (10[1])subject. Mily Balakirev suggested the transition (10[1])between “strife” and “love” (10[1])themes in (10[1])a piece (10[1])this composer styled (10[1])an “Overture-Fantasy.” This composer (10[1])of the tone poem (-5[1])Francesca (10[1])da Rimini wrote a programmatic “symphony in (-5[1])four scenes” based on (10[1])Lord Byron’s (10[1])drama Manfred. For (10[2])10 (-5[1])points, name this (10[1])Russian composer of the Romeo (-5[2])and (10[3]-5[1])Juliet (0[2]-5[6])Fantasy Overture and (10[2])the (10[3])Pathétique (10[11]0[3])symphony. ■END■

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