Szene am Bach

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Szene am Bach is the tranquil second movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, evoking the peaceful atmosphere of a scene by a brook through gentle, flowing orchestral writing.

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Szene am Bach canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work
symphony movement
associatedWith Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
surface form: Pastoral Symphony
atmosphere pastoral
tranquil
belongsToPeriod Classical period
belongsToStyle early Romantic
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
depicts flowing water
peaceful nature
scene by a brook
EnglishTitle Scene by the brook
surface form: Scene by the Brook
firstPerformanceWork Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
genre programmatic music
symphonic movement
hasForm expanded ternary-like form
key B-flat major
movementNumber 2
notableFor continuous, flowing accompaniment patterns
evocation of nature without text
orchestrationFeature gentle, flowing string writing
muted dynamics and soft textures
woodwind bird-call figures
partOf Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
tempoMarking Andante molto mosso
titleLanguage German
typicalPerformanceContext classical symphony concerts
recordings of Beethoven’s symphonies
workNumberInOpus second movement of Op. 68

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