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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Symphony No. 3 Eb major

"Eroica" Eulenburg Miniature Scores op. 55

orchestra

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Details

For
orchestra
Product Type
Study score
Author / Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Editor
Richard Clarke
Product number
736313
Languages
german, english

Description

'So he too is nothing more than an ordinary man. [...] he will place himself above everyone else and become a tyrant!' is what Beethoven is said to have shouted full of rage when Napoleon had declared himself emperor, and supposedly tore the title page of Symphony No. 3 headed 'Bonaparte' to pieces. Despite his anger, however, the work was again headed 'Bonaparte' when he wanted to publish it in 1804. But it was the first edition of 1806 which finally bore the title of Sinfonia eroica. Symphony ...

Content

  • Preface
  • I. Allegro con brio
  • II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
  • III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  • IV. Finale. Allegro molto