12 German Dances, WoO 8 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Rgagnaux (2016/5/3)

Performer Pages Walter Goehr (conductor)
Publisher Info. Musical Masterpiece Society/Concert Hall MMS-2159, 195?
Performers Symphonie Orchester Radio Frankfurt (hr-Sinfonieorchester)
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Performer Pages Édouard van Remoortel (Conductor)
Pro Musica Orchestra Stuttgart (Orchestra)
Publisher Info. Vox Records, 1956.
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Misc. Notes Recorded June, 1956 in Stuttgart.
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MCPP (2017/5/5)

Performer Pages Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano)
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Carolus (2022/8/26)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1815-16)., with holograph annotations.
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v., Artaria 138
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Cypressdome (2014/1/23)

Editor Gustav Nottebohm (1817-1882)
Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 2, Nr.17
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1864]. Plate B.17.
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Editor Martin Staehelin (b. 1937)
Shin Augustinus Kojima (1929-1983)
Publisher. Info. Beethoven Werke, Abteilung II, Band 3 [II/3] (pp.33-58)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1980. Plate HN 4062.
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Editor Gustav Nottebohm (1817-1882)
Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate Orch. B. 254.
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9 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (C/B♭/A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (G/F/E♭/D/C/B♭/A) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E♭/D/C), Post Horn (C) • Timpani, Bass Drum/Triangle, Tambourine • Violins I • Violins II • Cellos/Basses

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Editor Gustav Nottebohm (1817-1882)
Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857-1929)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate Orch. B. 254.
Reprinted Madison Heights: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/30)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.(1802). Plate 1517.
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For Piano

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Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.(ca. 1795). Plate 609.
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For Piano 4 hands (Seiss)

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Morel (2008/9/24)

Arranger Isidor Wilhelm Seiss (1840-1905)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger/Lienau, n.d. Plate S. 7250.
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Arranger Isidor Wilhelm Seiss (1840-1905)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger/Lienau, n.d.(ca.1904). Plate S. 7249.
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German Dance in C major (No.1)

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Arranger Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, [1899].
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General Information

Work Title Zwolf deutsche Tänze
Alternative. Title
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WoO 8 ; Hess 100 (piano solo)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 76
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 dances and coda:
  1. [German Dance] (C major, 16 bars)
  2. [German Dance] (A major, 16 bars) – Trio (A major, 16 bars)
  3. [German Dance] (F major, 16 bars) – Trio (F major, 16 bars)
  4. [German Dance] (B major, 16 bars) – Trio (B major, 16 bars)
  5. [German Dance] (E major, 16 bars) – Trio (E major, 16 bars)
  6. [German Dance] (G major, 16 bars) – Trio (G major, 16 bars)
  7. [German Dance] (C major, 16 bars) – Trio (C major, 16 bars)
  8. [German Dance] (A major, 16 bars) – Trio (A major, 16 bars)
  9. [German Dance] (F major, 16 bars) – Trio (F major, 16 bars)
  10. [German Dance] (D major, 16 bars) – Trio (D major, 16 bars)
  11. [German Dance] (G major, 16 bars) – Trio (G major, 16 bars)
  12. [German Dance] (C major, 16 bars) – Trio (C major, 16 bars)
  13. Coda (C major, 137 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1795
First Performance. 1795/11/22 in Vienna, kleinen Redouten Saal
Artists' Pension Society Orchestra, Ludwig van Beethoven (conductor)
First Publication. 1795 ca. – Vienna: Artaria, plate 609 (piano arrangement)
1864 – Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Breitkopf & Härtel (orchestral version)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 18 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation orchestra (see below for specific instrumentation)
InstrDetail varies slightly, largest orchestra for the set given
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, posthorn
timpani, triangle, tambourine, bass drum, strings (no violas)
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