Which composer, born in Ansfelden near Linz, was an organist at St. Florian and wrote nine symphonies?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Anton Bruckner
- Step 1: The composer worked as an organist in the monastery of St. Florian in Upper Austria. Step 2. He wrote nine numbered symphonies. Answer: Anton Bruckner. Why not the others: Mahler wrote ten symphonies, Richard Strauss was German, and Schönberg founded the Second Viennese School.
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