Classical / Early Romantic · 1808
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
L. v. BeethovenOp. 68
- Key
- F
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=132
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Five-movement programmatic symphony. Beethoven titled each movement (e.g. 'Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the country').
Teaching points
- Programmatic symphony — 5 titled mvts
- Bird-call episodes in mvt 2
- AO3: programmatic vs absolute music
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf urtext, PD.