Western — Classical & Romantic
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.

Topic T9