Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn)

Ludwig van Beethoven

Subtitle: From Sonata Pathétique

General Info

Year: 2009
Duration: c. 4:35
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano
Publisher: Daehn Publications, through C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $72.00 | Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:

Bells
Marimba
Vibraphone (optional)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. It has remained one of his most celebrated compositions. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky.

The Adagio Cantabile movement exemplifies the expressive Adagio style of many slow movements in the classical period. The famous cantabile melody is played three times, always in A-flat major, separated by two modulating episodes; the movement is thus a simple rondo rather than the sonata form more common for movements of this seriousness. The first episode is set in F minor (the relative minor of A-flat major), further modulating to E-flat major before returning to the main theme. The second episode begins in A-flat minor and modulates to E major. With the final return of the main theme, the accompaniment becomes richer and takes on the triplet rhythm of the second episode. There is a brief coda.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

Louisiana: III
Texas: III. Complete

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn) (1798/2009)
Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (/2011)
Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna)
Drei zapfenstreiche
Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/12015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1921)
Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
The Heavens Resound
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland)
Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/197-?)
Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
March in B-flat. See: Marsch
March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1945)
Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
Octet (1792/1834)
Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16
Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
Rondino (1793/195-?)
Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920)
Scherzo from "Symphony No 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
Sextet (1796)
Sextet (1796/2020)
Siegessinfonie
Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1988)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey)
- First and Second Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor
- Third and Fourth Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
Symphony No. 7 (arr. Wedlak) (1812/1989?)
Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
Three Equale
Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
The Yorck Marche. See: March in F

Resources

Perusal score
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven), Wikipedia Accessed 5 June 2021