Composition: Symphony No. 8, Op. 93 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Symphony No. 8 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.93 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | F major |
| Composed | 1812 |
| First published | 1816 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro vivace e con brio | — | F major | — |
| Allegretto scherzando | — | B flat major | — |
| Tempo di Menuetto | — | F major | — |
| Allegro vivace | — | F major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Alfred Oelschlegel |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Otto Singer II |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Carl Czerny |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Tobias Haslinger |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Horn |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Wilhelm Meves |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Jean Henri Ravina |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Tobias Haslinger |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| view | Complete | piano | Ernst Pauer |
| view | Allegretto Scherzando ; Tempo di Menuetto | violin, cello and piano | Renaud de Vilbac and August Schulz and Heinrich Plock |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | violin, cello and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | piano and organ | Jean-Amédée Lefroid de Méreaux |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | guitar | Antonio Cano |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1812 | I. Allegro vivace e con brio / II. Allegretto scherzando / IV. Allegro vivace · view III. Tempo di Menuetto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1816 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | 1837 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1863 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view 3. Tempo di Menuetto · view 4. Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1938 | 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view 3. Tempo di Menuetto · view 4. Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | — | CCARH | — | Complete Score · view 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · view 2. Allegretto scherzando · view 3. Tempo di Menuetto · view 4. Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Richault | — | Cover Page · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F, Bbasso) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F) plus transposed Bfor 2nd · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Cello excerpts (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Möseler Verlag | 1965 | Metronom-Kanon: Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
— | — | Condensed Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 1 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Trombone, Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Double Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Lemoine | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1922 | Complete Score (S.464/8) · view Complete Score (S.464/8) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Editio Musica | 1993 | Frontmatter (scan) · view Complete Score (S.464/8) (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto Scherzando ; Tempo di Menuetto | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | 1879 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Edition Peters | 1893 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | Arrangement for piano and organ |
Heugel | 1874 | Complete Score and Organ Part · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegretto scherzando | Arrangement for guitar |
Carrafa y Sanz hermanos | 1867 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Josef Krips (conductor) | — | 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file 3. Tempo di Menuetto · file 4. Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Complete | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra) | René Leibowitz (conductor) | — | 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file 3. Tempo di Menuetto · file 4. Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Complete | Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (orchestra) | Joseph Keilberth (conductor) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Complete | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | — | 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file 3. Tempo di Menuetto · file 4. Allegro vivace · file |
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| view | Selections: Abridged | — | Papalin (performer) | For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin) | 1. Allegro vivace e con brio · file 2. Allegretto scherzando · file 3. Tempo di Menuetto · file 4. Allegro vivace · file |
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