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One of these objects titles a Beethoven-inspired 1981 piece that begins with a gong strike, and then a pedal point G on percussion. Episodes marked “Celestially light” bookend a piece titled for one of these objects, whose many silences exemplify a kind of negative space called ma. This kind of object titles Joan Tower’s first orchestral piece, as well as two piano “sketches,” (10[1])the latter written for the death of Messiaen, by Tōru Takemitsu. (10[1]-5[1])In a piece titled for these objects, the last movement is (-5[1])a march introduced by low strings playing tritones, which builds to the offstage entrance of six ancient brass instruments (10[1])called (10[1])buccine (10[7])(“boo-CHEE-nay”). That piece’s (10[1])third movement uses a phonograph (10[1])recording (10[1])of a nightingale (10[2])to depict (10[1])these objects on the (10[1])Janiculum. (10[2])For 10 points, name these objects that title a Respighi tone poem about Rome. ■END■ (10[3])

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