Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a composition written in 1811 and 1812. Beethoven lived in Teplice while he wrote the piece. Beethoven dedicated the symphony to Count Moritz von Fries.

The work was first played in Vienna on 8 December 1813. Beethoven conducted the piece. Original in German: "Uns alle erfüllt nichts als das reine Gefühl der Vaterlandsliebe und des freudigen Opfers unserer Kräfte für diejenigen, die uns so viel geopfert haben."

Instrumentation
The symphony is written for:

In the second and third movement, the horns are in E and D. The work does not have a part for the Contrabassoon, but Beethoven used two of them when the symphony was first played. 

Form

There are four parts, also called movements:

It takes around 36 minutes to play the work.

References

Symphony 07
Category:Compositions with dedications
Category:Compositions in A major

External links


 Full Score of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
 "Notes on Beethoven's Seventh Symphony" by Christopher H. Gibbs, program note for a Philadelphia Orchestra performance, via NPR, 13 June 2006
 , Program notes by Ron Drummond, Northwest Sinfonietta, October 2003
 Program notes by Christine Lee Gengaro for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, November 2010