Beethoven Op. 68

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Beethoven Op. 68, also known as the "Pastoral" Symphony, is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, celebrated for its vivid, programmatic depiction of nature and rural life.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
programmatic music ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pastoral Symphony ⓘ
associatedTheme nature ⓘ
pastoral scenes ⓘ
storm and its aftermath ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 68 ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 19th century ⓘ
completionYear 1808 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1808 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1807 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
followsWork Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasNickname Pastoral ⓘ
influencedGenre Romantic program symphony ⓘ
key F major ⓘ
languageOfProgramTitles German ⓘ
movement I. Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ
II. Andante molto mosso ⓘ
III. Allegro ⓘ
IV. Allegro ⓘ
V. Allegretto ⓘ
movementCount 5 ⓘ
movementProgramTitle I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande ⓘ
II. Szene am Bach ⓘ
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute ⓘ
IV. Gewitter, Sturm ⓘ
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm ⓘ
notableFeature depiction of rural life ⓘ
programmatic depiction of nature ⓘ
use of five-movement structure ⓘ
numberInSeries 6 ⓘ
opusNumber 68 ⓘ
orchestration orchestra ⓘ
partOf Beethoven symphonies ⓘ
period Classical ⓘ
precededBy Beethoven Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna ⓘ
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria ⓘ
premiereDate 1808-12-22 ⓘ
premiereVenue Theater an der Wien ⓘ
stylePeriod transition between Classical and Romantic ⓘ
title Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration 40–45 minutes ⓘ

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