Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, a programmatic work celebrated for its vivid musical depictions of nature and rural life.

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
pastoral symphony ⓘ
programmatic music ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony ⓘ
Pastoral Symphony ⓘ
catalogCode Op. 68 ⓘ
completionYear 1808 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1808 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1807 ⓘ
consecutiveWith Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Count Razumovsky ⓘ
Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasPart fifth movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
first movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
fourth movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
second movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
third movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
influenced Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique ⓘ
later Romantic program symphonies ⓘ
isFamousFor vivid musical depictions of nature and rural life ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ma non troppo – “Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande” ⓘ
II. Andante molto mosso – “Szene am Bach” ⓘ
III. Allegro – “Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute” ⓘ
IV. Allegro – “Gewitter, Sturm” ⓘ
V. Allegretto – “Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm” ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
notableFeature depiction of a thunderstorm in the fourth movement ⓘ
five-movement structure instead of the usual four ⓘ
programmatic depiction of scenes from nature ⓘ
use of descriptive movement titles ⓘ
numberInSeries 6 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 68 ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereDate 1808-12-22 ⓘ
premieredAtEvent Beethoven’s marathon concert of 22 December 1808 ⓘ
premiereLocation Theater an der Wien ⓘ
style early Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter landscape ⓘ
nature ⓘ
rural life ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenSymphonies 6 ⓘ

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Pastoral → refersTo → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Pastoral → subtitleOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Szene am Bach → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Szene am Bach → firstPerformanceWork → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute → firstPerformanceWork → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Scene by the brook → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Thunderstorm → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Beethoven Op. 68 → title → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
Hirtengesang – Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ