Symphony No. 1 (Beethoven)

Symphony in C major
No. 1
by Ludwig van Beethoven
1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl.
Opus21
StyleClassical period
Composed1795 (1795)–1800
DedicationGottfried van Swieten
Performed2 April 1800 (1800-04-02): Vienna
Published1801 (1801)
MovementsFour

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten. The piece was made public in 1801 by Hoffmeister & Kühnel of Leipzig. It is not known when Beethoven finished writing this symphony, but some of the last part is from 1795.[1]

Instrumentation

The symphony is written for:

Woodwinds:
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in C
2 Bassoons

Brass:

2 Horns in C and F
2 Trumpets in C

The clarinet parts are often played on B♭ clarinet, as C and D clarinets are not often used. Some people think the parts should be played on E♭ clarinets.[2] The second flute is not used in the second part.

Form

There are four parts, also called movements:

  1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio, 4
    4     – 2
    2     (C major)
  2. Andante cantabile con moto, 3
    8     in (F major)
  3. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace, 3
    4     (C major)
  4. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace, 2
    4     (C major)

It takes 22 to 29 minutes to play the work.

References

  1. ↑ Grove, George (1896). Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies. London: Novello. p. 2.
  2. ↑ Del Mar, Norman (1981). Anatomy of the orchestra. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 146–149. ISBN 978-0-520-04500-2.

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