Septet in E-flat major, Op. 20 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Septet |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.20 |
| Instrumentation | clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1799 |
| First published | 1802 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Septets |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio - Allegro con brio | — | E flat major | — |
| Adagio cantabile | — | A flat major | — |
| Tempo di menuetto - Trio | — | E flat major | — |
| Tema con variazioni. Andante | — | B flat major | — |
| Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio | — | E flat major | — |
| Andante con moto alla marcia - Presto | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | flute, piccolo clarinet, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone and serpent | Bernhard Crusell |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Franz Anton Hoffmeister |
| View | Complete | flute, violin, cello and piano | Johann Nepomuk Hummel |
| View | Complete | violin, cello and piano 4 hands | Carl Burchard |
| View | Complete | violin, cello and piano | Christian Gottlieb Belcke |
| View | Complete | violin, cello and piano clarinet, cello and piano |
Ernst Pauer |
| View | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Gustav Martin Schmidt |
| View | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Carl Burchard |
| View | Complete | viola and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Adolf Ruthardt |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Liszt |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Mockwitz |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| View | Complete | piano | Carl Czerny |
| View | Complete | piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Complete | piano | Gustav Rösler |
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Selections | violin and piano | Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst |
| View | Selections | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| View | Adagio - Allegro con brio | violin and piano | Charles Vogel Henri Guérout |
| View | Adagio - Allegro con brio | piano and harmonium | Ignace Müller |
| View | Adagio - Allegro con brio | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| View | Adagio - Allegro con brio | piano 4 hands | Francisco Tárrega |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | — |
| View | Tema con variazioni. Andante (No.4) | harmonium | William Thomas Best |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| View | MIDI | 1. Adagio/Allegro 2. Adagio cantabile 3. Tempo di Menuetto 4. Andante 5. Scherzo 6. Andante con moto alla Marcia |
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