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Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 is better known by what nickname, referring to a sudden, loud orchestral chord in the second movement?

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Surprise Symphony

The sudden fortissimo chord was reportedly intended to startle the audience during a quiet passage. It is one of twelve "London Symphonies" Haydn composed during his visits to England.

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