Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria"

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Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria" is a programmatic orchestral work celebrating the British victory over Napoleon’s forces at the 1813 Battle of Vitoria.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle piece ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ
programmatic music ⓘ
alternativeTitle The Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vitoria

Wellington’s Victory ⓘ
associatedWith Ludwig van Beethoven’s middle-to-late period ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 91 ⓘ
celebrates British victory over Napoleon’s forces at Vitoria ⓘ
commemorates British victory at the Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfFirstPerformance Austrian Empire ⓘ
dateComposed 1813 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Prince Regent of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Prince Regent
depicts conflict between British and French forces ⓘ
genre orchestral work ⓘ
programmatic orchestral work ⓘ
hasOpusNumber 91 ⓘ
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars in Europe ⓘ
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
historicalEventDepicted Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
historicalFigureDepicted Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
inspiredBy news of the British victory at Vitoria in 1813 ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement Battle ⓘ
Victory Symphony ⓘ
notableFor popular success during Beethoven’s lifetime ⓘ
use of musical depiction of battle sounds ⓘ
originalPublisher Steiner & Co. ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
early Romantic period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
placeOfPremiere Vienna ⓘ
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
scoring orchestra ⓘ
orchestra with percussion effects ⓘ
structure two-part composition ⓘ
style descriptive battle music ⓘ
highly programmatic ⓘ
subject Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
British victory over French forces ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
titleLanguage German ⓘ
usesMelody French military tunes ⓘ
God Save the King ⓘ
Rule, Britannia! ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenOeuvre Opus 91 ⓘ
workType independent orchestral work ⓘ
yearOfPremiere 1813 ⓘ

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