Für Elise, WoO 59 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Für Elise |
| Alternative title | Bagatelle No.25 in A minor; Für Therese |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | WoO 59 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | A minor |
| Composed | 1810 |
| First published | 1867 |
| Dedication | Therese Malfatti von Rohrenbach zu Dezza |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 180 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces, Bagatelles |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poco moto | — | — | 103 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | orchestra | Michel Rondeau |
| View | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| View | Complete | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Complete | oboe and piano | Brandon Matthew Allen Mahoney |
| View | Complete | violin and piano | Christian Hellemann |
| View | Complete | 2 cellos | Yves Verbandt |
| View | Complete | 2 trumpets | Leen Tuk |
| View | Complete | 2 guitars | J. J. Olson |
| View | Complete | guitar | Steve Shorter |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Simone Renzi, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Felipe Sarro, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Paul Henry Smith, piano | — | Complete Performance | |
| View | Fritz Jank, piano | — | Incomplete Performance | |
| View | MIDI | For Piano (Lavigne) | Synthesized audio | |
| View | Synthesized | For Piano (Sriram) | Complete recording | |
| View | Synthesized | For Orchestra (Rondeau) | Virtual Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | For 2 Trumpets (Tuk) | Synthesized Performance |
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