Serenade in D major, Op. 8 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Serenade for String Trio |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.8 |
| Instrumentation | violin, viola and cello |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | D major |
| Composed | 1795 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Serenades |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia. Allegro; Adagio | — | D major | — |
| Minuet. Allegretto | — | D major | — |
| Adagio | — | D minor | — |
| Allegretto alla polacca | — | F major | — |
| Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto | — | D major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | Patrick Clements |
| View | Complete | violin, cello and piano 4 hands | Henri Steckmest |
| View | Complete | violin, cello and piano | Heinrich Böhme |
| View | Complete | violin, viola and guitar | Wenzel Thomas Matiegka |
| View | Complete | violin and piano flute and piano |
Alexander Brand |
| View | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Complete | harp and piano 2 harps |
Franz Stockhausen |
| View | Complete | voice and piano | August Horn |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich Robert Wittmann |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| View | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | flute and piano violin and piano |
Alexander Brand |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | violin and piano | Chrétien Urhan |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | piano | Émile Decombes |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | orchestra | Roberto D'Alessio |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Charles Vogel Henri Guérout |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | flute and piano | — |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | piano | — |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | violin and piano | Charles Vogel Henri Guérout |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | flute and piano | William Thomas Best |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | organ | Charles J. Mougin |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Artaria | 1797 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | A. Payne's Musikverlag | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1904 | Violin Viola Cello |
| View | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Violin Viola Cello |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | — | Edition Peters | — | Violin Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns |
Patrick Clements | 2008 | Complete Score & Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano 4 hands |
Schott | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | 1886 | Complete Score Violin Cello Color Cover |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and guitar |
Johann André | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano flute and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score and Flute Part Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | 1884 | Complete Score Violin |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for harp and piano 2 harps |
— | — | Piano (Harp 2) Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands Robert Wittmann |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Richault | — | Complete Score |
| View | Marcia. Allegro; Adagio (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Manuscript | 1877 | Complete Score |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello Henri Guérout |
Litolff | — | Complete Score Cello |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | Arrangement for flute and piano | Marco Berra | — | Complete Score |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | Arrangement for flute and piano | Theodore Presser | — | Complete Score |
| View | Allegretto alla polacca (No.4) | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | Arrangement for violin and piano Henri Guérout |
Litolff | — | Complete Score Cello |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Novello | — | Complete Score |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante quasi allegretto (No.5) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Theodore Presser | — | Allegretto alla polacca: arranged for piano, 4-hands |
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