Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" is Beethoven’s groundbreaking orchestral work that marked the dawn of musical Romanticism through its unprecedented scale, emotional depth, and heroic character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony
approximateCompositionEnd 1804
approximateCompositionStart 1802
approximateDurationMinutes 45
catalogNumber Op. 55
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
composerWorkNumber Beethoven symphony no. 3
countryOfFirstPerformance Austria
dedicationFinal Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz
dedicationOriginalIntended Napoleon Bonaparte
firstMovementTitle Allegro con brio
firstPerformanceCity Vienna
firstPerformanceDate 1805-04-07
firstPerformancePlace Theater an der Wien
firstPublicationYear 1806
followedBy Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60
fourthMovementTitle Finale: Allegro molto
genre symphony
historicalSignificance early Romanticism
influenced development of Romantic symphony
key E-flat major
languageOfTitle Italian
movementCount 4
notableFeature funeral march second movement
innovative development section in first movement
use of theme and variations in finale
numberInSeries 3
orchestration 2 bassoons
2 clarinets
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 trumpets
3 horns
strings
timpani
period Classical period
placeInComposerOutput beginning of Beethoven’s middle period
precededBy Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
publisher Bureau des arts et d’industrie
secondMovementTitle Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
styleCharacteristic expanded symphonic scale
heroic character
intense emotional contrast
subtitle Eroica
thirdMovementTitle Scherzo: Allegro vivace
title Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55
translatedSubtitle Heroic
yearOfCompletion 1804

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Ludwig van Beethoven notableWork Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" subtitle Eroica
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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" composerWorkNumber Beethoven symphony no. 3
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House of Lobkowicz associatedWithWork Beethoven Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
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Beethoven symphony cycles includesWork Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica" titleAlludesTo Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
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Theater an der Wien notableWorkPremiered Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 alsoKnownAs Eroica
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Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 alsoKnownAs Eroica Symphony
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Bureau des arts et d’industrie notableWorkPublished Eroica Symphony
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Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 relatedWorkByComposer Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Beethoven's 2nd hasSequel Beethoven's 3rd
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Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 precededBy Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 contrastWith Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"