Classical / Early Romantic · 1812
Symphony No. 7 — Allegretto
L. v. BeethovenOp. 92
- Key
- Am
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=76
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Allegretto in A minor — most-played Beethoven slow movement. Theme + variations on a dactylic rhythmic ostinato.
Teaching points
- Dactylic rhythm (long-short-short)
- Ostinato variations form
- AO3: rhythm as architectural unifier
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf urtext, PD.