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This adjective appears in the title of a symphony whose first movement features the recurring time signature pattern “6/8, 5/8, 6/8, 5/8, 1/4” in a passage that spotlights a heckelphone. Two intended BBC Proms performances of a piece with this first title word were canceled, one due to Princess Diana’s death and the other due to 9/11. (10[1])This is the first title word of a piece that has the same subtitle as its composer’s piece Tromba Lontana. This adjective appears in the title of the second symphony by Aaron Copland. This is the first title word of a piece that was originally titled Fanfare (-5[1])for Great Woods and features a persistent (10[1])woodblock ostinato. (10[2]-5[2])That piece with this first title word (10[2])depicts (10[1])a journey (-5[1])in a sports (10[2])car. (10[1])For (10[1])10 points, a John Adams (10[1])piece (10[2])is titled (-5[1])for what sort of “Ride (10[1])in a Fast Machine”? ■END■ (10[3]0[2])

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