Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II, WoO 87 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements
Composition Year 1790
Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 4 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the tenor voice; Scores featuring the bass voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 25: Supplement, Gesang-Musik, Nr.264
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]. Plate B.264.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning). See Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1888), p.158.
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General Information

Work Title Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II
Alternative. Title Cantata auf den Tod Kaiser Joseph des Zweiten
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WoO 87
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 39
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 movements:
  1. Coro. Largo - Larghetto (C minor)
  2. Recitativo. Presto (A minor)
  3. Aria. Allegro maestoso - Allegro assai (D major)
  4. Aria con Coro. Andante con moto (F major)
  5. Recitativo. Largo (D minor)
  6. Aria. Adagio con affetto (E♭ major)
  7. Coro. Largo - Larghetto (C minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1790
First Performance. 1884 November, Vienna
First Publication. 1888
Librettist Severin Anton Averdonk (1768-1817)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation soprano, bass, mixed chorus (SSATB),
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information According to Thayer, not performed or published until their rediscovery by Hanslick in the 1880s. First published in the above Beethoven edition
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