Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus |
| Alternative title | The Creatures of Prometheus |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.43 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 18 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1800 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | Maria Christiane Fürstin von Lichnowsky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 3600 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Ballets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overture - Adagio - Allegro molto e con brio | — | C major | — |
| Introduction (La Tempesta). Allegro non troppo | — | C major | — |
| 1. Poco Adagio - Allegro con brio | — | C major | — |
| 2. Adagio – Allegro con brio | — | F major | — |
| 3. Allegro vivace | — | F major | — |
| 4. Maestoso - Andante | — | D major | — |
| 5. Adagio - Andante quasi Allegretto | — | B flat major | — |
| 6. Un poco Adagio - Allegro | — | G major | — |
| 7. Grave | — | G major | — |
| 8. Marcia. Allegro con brio - Presto | — | D major | — |
| 9. Adagio - Allegro molto | — | E flat major | — |
| 10. Pastorale. Allegro | — | C major | — |
| 11. Coro di Gioja. Andante | — | C major | — |
| 12. Solo di Gioja. Maestoso - Adagio - Allegro | — | C major | — |
| 13. Terzettino - Grotteschi. Allegro - Comodo | — | D major | — |
| 14. Solo della Signora Cassentini. Andante - Adagio - Allegro - Allegretto | — | F major | — |
| 15. Coro, Solo di Vigano. Andantino - Adagio - Allegro | — | B flat major | — |
| 16. Finale. Allegretto - Allegro molto - Presto | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Overture | theater orchestra | — |
| View | Overture | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| View | Overture | violin and piano | Richard Kleinmichel |
| View | Overture | violin, cello and piano | F. Demarquette |
| View | Overture | cello and piano | Charles Vogel Henri Guérout |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra) | Ernest Ansermet, conductor | Overture |
| View | Selections | NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Pierre Monteux, conductor | Overture, Nos.5 & 16 |
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