| Symphony No. 6 | |
|---|---|
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Beethoven_sym_6_script.PNG) Part of a sketch by Beethoven for the symphony | |
| Other name | Pastoral Symphony |
| Key | F major |
| Opus | 68 |
| Composed | 1802–1808 |
| Dedication | Prince Lobkowitz Count Razumovsky |
| Duration | About 40 minutes |
| Movements | Five |
| Scoring | Orchestra |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 22 December 1808 |
| Location | Theater an der Wien, Vienna |
| Conductor | Ludwig van Beethoven |
The Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony (German: Pastorale[1]), is a symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and completed in 1808. One of Beethoven's few works containing explicitly programmatic content,[2] the symphony was first performed alongside his fifth symphony in the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808 in a four-hour concert.[3][4]
- ^ Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastorale (Schott), ed. Max Unger, pg. viii
- ^ Jones, David W. (1996). Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Cambridge Music Handbooks). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-45684-5.
- ^ Jones, David W. (1996). Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Cambridge Music Handbooks). Cambridge University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-521-45684-5.
- ^ Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Pastorale (Schott), ed. Max Unger, pg. xi