Allegretto (from Symphony No. 7)

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"Allegretto (from Symphony No. 7)" is the famous second movement of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, renowned for its somber, rhythmic intensity and frequent use in film and concert programs.

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Allegretto (from Symphony No. 7) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
orchestral movement ⓘ
associatedWith Beethoven’s middle period ⓘ
character rhythmically intense ⓘ
somber ⓘ
commonlyDescribedAs funeral-march-like ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
follows Poco sostenuto – Vivace (first movement of Symphony No. 7) ⓘ
frequentlyPerformed true ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ
hasArrangement chamber ensemble arrangement ⓘ
piano four-hands arrangement ⓘ
piano transcription ⓘ
hasSection A major contrasting episode ⓘ
A minor main theme ⓘ
fugato passage ⓘ
hasThemeType ostinato-based main theme ⓘ
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars era ⓘ
key A minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movementNumber 2 ⓘ
notableFeature contrapuntal writing ⓘ
dynamic contrasts ⓘ
persistent rhythmic ostinato ⓘ
notatedMeter 2/4 ⓘ
oftenPerformedSeparatelyFrom complete Symphony No. 7 ⓘ
orchestration brass ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
originalInstrumentation symphony orchestra ⓘ
partOf Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 ⓘ
period Classical–Romantic transition ⓘ
popularIn concert repertoire ⓘ
film soundtracks ⓘ
precedes Presto (third movement of Symphony No. 7) ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCountry Austrian Empire ⓘ
premiereDate 1813-12-08 ⓘ
premieredWithWork Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 ⓘ
tempoMarking Allegretto ⓘ
texture orchestral ⓘ
titleLanguage Italian ⓘ
titleMeaning “a little lively” ⓘ
tonalCenter A ⓘ
workCatalogNumber Op. 92/II ⓘ

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