Composition: 12 German Dances, WoO 8 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Zwolf deutsche Tänze |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | WoO 8 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1795 |
| First published | 1795 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Dances |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Dance in C major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in A major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in F major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in B-flat major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in E-flat major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in G major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in C major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in A major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in F major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in D major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in G major | — | — | — |
| German Dance in C major | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | string trio | — |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Isidor Wilhelm Seiss |
| view | Selections | piano | Isidor Wilhelm Seiss |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1864 | Complete Score (grayscale) Complete Score (black and white) |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 Clarinet 1, 2 (C/B/A) Bassoon 1, 2 Horn 1, 2 (G/F/E/D/C/B/A) Post Horn (C) Trumpet 1, 2 (E/D/C) Timpani Bass Drum/Triangle, Tambourine Violins I Violins II Cellos/Basses |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string trio | Artaria | 1802 | Complete Parts |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Artaria | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Robert Lienau | — | Complete Score (Nos.1-3) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Robert Lienau | — | Complete Score (Nos.1-3) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | — | Walter Goehr (conductor) | — | Complete Recording |
| view | — | — | Complete Recording | |
| view | Selections | Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano) | For Piano solo | 1. German Dance ( C major ) |
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