Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Robert Longfield)

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Subtitle: From 'Symphony No. 7'

General Info

Year: 1812 / 2011
Duration: c. 2:50
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $55.00; (digital) - $55.00   |   Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

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

(percussion detail needed)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

From Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7," this movement is one of the great composer's most recognizable and performed themes. Featured in the award-winning film "The King's Speech," this is a skilled and effective adaptation for young bands.

- Program Note by publisher

The Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice. The work is dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.

At its première, Beethoven was noted as remarking that it was one of his best works. The second movement, Allegretto, was the most popular movement and had to be encored. The instant popularity of the Allegretto resulted in its frequent performance separate from the complete symphony.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Wind Symphony (Shawn L. Barat, conductor) - 2011

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

• Florida: II
• Georgia: II
• Louisiana: II
• South Carolina: II
• Texas: II. Complete

Performances

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• Orchestre d'harmonie des jeunes de Drusenheim (France) (Nicholas Schiff, conductor) – 14 December 2014
• Douglas Anderson School of the Arts (Jacksonville, Fla.) Wind Symphony (Kenneth Williams, conductor) – 14 December 2011 (2011 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna)
• Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
• Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
• The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
• Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
• Heavens Resound, The
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr.Kirkland)
• March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
• Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1945)
• Octet
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
• Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16
• Rondino (1793/195-?)
• Scherzo from "Symphony No 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
• Siegess­in­fonie
• Symphony No 1 in C Major (trans. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
• Symphony No. 7, Op. 92, Mvmt III Presto (Scherzo)
• Turkish March (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
• Three Equale
• Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
• Drei zapfenstreiche

Resources

• Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven), Wikipedia Accessed 18 September 2016