Symphony No.8, Op.93 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements I. Allegro vivace e con brio II. Allegro scherzando (B♭ major) III. Tempo di Menuetto IV. Allegro vivace Composition Year 1812 Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 4 players; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player; For violin, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the cello; For 3 players

Performances

• Arrangements and Transcriptions (4)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Recorder Ensemble (Papalin)

 I. Allegro vivace e con brio
*#104301 - 2.30MB - 2:31 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1259x⇩

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Papalin (4 June 2011)

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 II. Allegretto scherzando
*#104302 - 3.62MB - 3:57 -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 524x⇩

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Papalin (4 June 2011)

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 III. Tempo di Menuetto
*#104303 - 3.93MB - 4:17 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 473x⇩

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Papalin (4 June 2011)

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 IV. Allegro vivace
*#104304 - 1.01MB - 1:06 -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 417x⇩

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Papalin (4 June 2011)

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Papalin (Recorders)

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Papalin

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Scores

• Full Scores (16)
• Parts (11)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (14)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#46253 - 12.91MB, 153 pages -  4.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 3811x⇩

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Ivdruiz (16 November 2009)

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First edition

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Vienna: S.A. Steiner & Co., n.d.(1816). Plate 2570

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 Complete Score (Preview)
*#59587 - 29.54MB, 72 (vi, #3-66, ad) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2532x⇩

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CBo (21 March 2010)

 Complete score (Preview)
*#61814 - 12.86MB, 66 (2 fm, #3-66) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4183x⇩

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piupianissimo (15 April 2010)

Publisher Info.:

Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 1: Symphonien, No.8
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1863. Plate B.8.

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 I. Allegro vivace e con brio
*#00092 - 1.66MB, 22 pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 2819x⇩

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Feldmahler (17 February 2006)

 II. Allegretto scherzando
*#00093 - 0.50MB, 7 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1559x⇩

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Feldmahler (17 February 2006)

 III. Tempo di Menuetto
*#00094 - 0.38MB, 5 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1718x⇩

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Feldmahler (17 February 2006)

 IV. Allegro vivace
*#00095 - 2.10MB, 29 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1598x⇩

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Feldmahler (17 February 2006)

Editor:

Henry Charles Litolff (1818-1891)

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Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2772.

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Mineola: Dover Publications, 1989.

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 I. Allegro vivace e con brio
*#06303 - 4.87MB, 40 (1-40) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V* - 838x⇩

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Feldmahler (4 July 2007)

 II. Allegretto scherzando
*#06304 - 1.59MB, 11 (41-51) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V* - 433x⇩

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Feldmahler (4 July 2007)

 III. Tempo di Menuetto
*#06305 - 1.09MB, 9 (52-60) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V* - 476x⇩

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Feldmahler (4 July 2007)

 IV. Allegro vivace
*#06306 - 6.58MB, 48 (61-108) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V*/V* - 471x⇩

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Feldmahler (4 July 2007)

Editor:

Max Unger (1883-1959)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, n.d.(ca.1935)

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New York: Dover Publications, 1976.

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 Complete Score
*#28863 - 17.88MB, 115 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 1255x⇩

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CCARH (20 February 2009)

 I. Allegro vivace e con brio
*#28864 - 6.72MB, 44 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 564x⇩

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CCARH (20 February 2009)

 II. Scherzando: Allegretto
*#28865 - 2.26MB, 8 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 305x⇩

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CCARH (20 February 2009)

 III. Tempo di Menuetto
*#28866 - 1.49MB, 8 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 325x⇩

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CCARH (20 February 2009)

 IV. Allegro vivace
*#28867 - 7.42MB, 55 pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 319x⇩

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CCARH (20 February 2009)

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CCARH Team

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Palo Alto: Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities, 2008.

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2
*#36791 - 1.19MB, 7, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1810x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Oboe 1, 2
*#36792 - 1.14MB, 7, 5 pages -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1340x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Clarinet 1, 2 (♭)
*#23758 - 1.23MB, 6, 5 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2954x⇩

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Romanov76110 (1 November 2008)

 Bassoon 1, 2
*#36793 - 1.54MB, 8, 7 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1303x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Horn 1, 2 (F, B♭ basso)
*#36794 - 1.23MB, 6, 6 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2325x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Trumpet 1, 2 (F, plus transposed B♭ for 2)
*#36795 - 0.96MB, 4, 4+4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1564x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Timpani
*#36796 - 0.33MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1269x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Violins I
*#19908 - 1.06MB, 11 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2765x⇩

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ras1 (30 July 2008)

 Violins II
*#19909 - 1.02MB, 11 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1624x⇩

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ras1 (30 July 2008)

 Violas
*#36797 - 0.92MB, 10 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1379x⇩

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Ottaviano (10 August 2009)

 Cellos / Basses
*#26220 - 1.06MB, 11 pages -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 2984x⇩

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Generoso (4 January 2009)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1865).

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New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Hermann)

 Piano 1
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Morel (8 November 2011)

 Piano 2
*#147778 - 3.39MB, 35 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 65x⇩

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Morel (8 November 2011)

Arranger:

Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 267/268

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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Kirchner)

 Piano 1
*#166254 - 3.98MB, 31 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 54x⇩

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Morel (21 December 2011)

 Piano 2
*#166255 - 3.75MB, 29 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 45x⇩

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Morel (21 December 2011)

Arranger:

Theodor Kirchner (1823–1903)

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Leipzig : C.F. Peters, n.d.. Plate 6929.

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For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Singer)

 Complete Score
*#16580 - 3.18MB, 52 pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 441x⇩

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Peter (5 April 2008)

Arranger:

Otto Singer II (1863-1931)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F. Peters, Ed.3033h, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 8822

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For Piano 4 hands (Horn)

 Complete Score
*#163256 - 3.97MB, 41 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 105x⇩

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Morel (10 December 2011)

Arranger:

August Horn (1825–1893)

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Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. Plate V.A. 42.

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For Piano 4 hands (Meves)

 Complete Score
*#33492 - 5.37MB, 44 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 401x⇩

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Alaric (27 June 2009)

Arranger:

Wilhelm Meves (1808-1871)

Publisher Info.:

Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(1890). Plate 12328

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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
*#161928 - 4.51MB, 34 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 117x⇩

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Morel (7 December 2011)

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New York: G. Schirmer, 1894. Plate 10837.

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For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.464/8)
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Funper (16 June 2006)

 Complete Score (S.464/8)
*#61523 - 4.20MB, 36 (#105–140) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 808x⇩

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piupianissimo (11 April 2010)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Editor:

José Vianna da Motta (1868–1948)

Publisher Info.:

Franz Liszt: Musikalische Werke. Serie IV, Band 2-3.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1922. Plate F.L. I-IX B

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For Piano solo (Pauer)

 Complete Score
*#192166 - 2.44MB, 37 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 85x⇩

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Timtin (24 March 2012)

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Arranger=Ernst Pauer (1826-1905)

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London: Augener Ed.8006B, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 8006.

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Allegretto Scherzando and Menuet

For Piano Trio (Vilbac, Schulz, Plock)

 Piano Score
*#47682 - 0.43MB, 8 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 311x⇩

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Generoso (30 November 2009)

 Violin Part
*#47683 - 0.12MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 202x⇩

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Generoso (30 November 2009)

 Cello Part
*#47684 - 0.12MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 165x⇩

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Generoso (30 November 2009)

Arranger:

Renaud de Vilbac (1829–1884)
August Schulz (1837-1909)
Heinrich Plock (1829-1891)

Publisher Info.:

Les trios symphoniques
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.891, n.d.[1879]. Plate 10734.

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General Information

Work Title	Symphony No.8
Alternative Title

Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.93
Key	F major
Movements/Sections	4 movements I. Allegro vivace e con brio II. Allegro scherzando (B♭ major) III. Tempo di Menuetto IV. Allegro vivace
Year/Date of Composition	1812
First Performance	1814-02-27 Vienna: Redoutensaale. Orchestra / Ludwig van Beethoven
First Publication	1816 (December) - Vienna: S.A. Steiner & Co., Plates 2570 (score), 2571 (parts)
Dedication	None
Average Duration	25 minutes
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	Orchestra 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons 2 horns (F, B♭ basso), 2 trumpets (F), timpani, string orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article All about Beethoven article Symphony No.8 - scores at Sheet Music Plus

Misc. Comments

Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21 Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36 Symphony No.3 in E♭, Op.55 (“Eroica”) Symphony No.4 in B♭, Op.60	Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 (“Pastoral”) Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92 Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93 Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 (“Choral”)
Sinfonia in C minor, Hess 298 [sketches] The “Jena” Symphony in C once attributed to Beethoven was actually written by Friedrich Witt. Symphony “No.10” in E♭ [ sketches, elaborated by Barry Cooper]