Classical / Early Romantic · 1804
Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
L. v. BeethovenOp. 55
- Key
- Eb
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Allegro con brio — sonata form. Originally dedicated to Napoleon (later scratched out). The piece that arguably ends the Classical and starts the Romantic era.
Teaching points
- Two opening Eb chords + cello theme
- Famous dedication erasure
- AO3: epoch-defining symphony
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf urtext, PD.