What is the key of Bruckner's seventh symphony?
Symphony No. 6 (Bruckner)
The composition of his Fourth Symphony marked the beginning of what some refer to as the "Major Tetralogy", Bruckner's four symphonies composed in Major keys. In fact, this tetralogy was part of an entire decade in Bruckner's compositional history devoted to large-scale works written in major keys, a fact of note considering that all of his previous symphonies and foremost choral works were composed in minor keys. The composition of his String Quintet and the Sixth Symphony marked the beginning of a new compositional period for Bruckner within the realm of the "Major Tetralogy". However, the Sixth Symphony has extensive ties to the Fourth and Fifth Symphonies and is considered to have been composed as a reflective, humanistic response to its two direct symphonic predecessors. It has even been dubbed the "Philosophical" symphony by critics for this reason.
Symphony No. 6 (Bruckner)
\new Staff \relative b' { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"paino" \key e \major \clef treble \time 2/2 \set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t \tempo 4 = 120
\new Staff \relative b { \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"piano" \key e \major \clef treble \time 2/2