Composition: 12 Contredanses, WoO 14 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | 12 Contredanses for Orchestra |
| Alternative title | Contredanse for Small Orchestra |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | WoO 14 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 12 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1791 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Country dances |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contredanse | — | C major | — |
| Contredanse | — | A major | — |
| Contredanse - Trio | — | D major | — |
| Contredanse | — | B flat major | — |
| Contredanse - Trio | — | E flat major | — |
| Contredanse - Trio | — | C major | — |
| Contredanse | — | E flat major | — |
| Contredanse | — | C major | — |
| Contredanse | — | A major | — |
| Contredanse - Trio | — | C major | — |
| Contredanse | — | D major | — |
| Contredanse - Trio | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Bruce Kinmonth |
| view | Selections | orchestra | José Ramón Hernández Bellido |
| view | Selections | bassoon and piano | Jan Bolek |
| view | Selections | piano | Isidor Wilhelm Seiss |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (grayscale) · view Complete Score (black and white) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Musica Budapest | 1973 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts · view Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (G/E/D/C/B/A) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Bruce Kinmonth (Heaven Publishing) | 2013 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
José Ramón Hernández Bellido | 2021 | Nos.1-2, 4, 6, 8, 11-12 - Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for bassoon and piano |
Jan Bolek | 2018 | 1. Contredanse · view 7. Contredanse · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Robert Lienau | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
M. Schloss | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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