Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

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Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s first published symphony, marking his transition from Classical traditions toward the more innovative style that would define his later orchestral works.

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Symphony No. 1 in C major 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDurationMinutes 25 ⓘ
associatedWithComposer Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 21 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
compositionPeriod Classical period ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Baron Gottfried van Swieten NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1800-04-02 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublishedAs Symphonie No. 1 in C NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre symphony ⓘ
hasMovement I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio ⓘ
II. Andante cantabile con moto ⓘ
III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace ⓘ
IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
laterThirdMovementModel foreshadows Beethovenian scherzo ⓘ
marksTransitionTo early Romantic style ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature bridges Classical and early Romantic symphonic style ⓘ
numberInSeries 1 ⓘ
openingFeature slow introduction with unconventional harmonic progression ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 21 ⓘ
orchestration 2 horns ⓘ
2 trumpets ⓘ
pairs of woodwinds ⓘ
strings ⓘ
timpani ⓘ
placeInBeethovenOutput first published symphony ⓘ
premiereCity Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereConductor Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereProgramContext Beethoven benefit concert ⓘ
publicationYear 1801 ⓘ
publisher Hofmeister, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ
styleCharacteristic Classical formal clarity ⓘ
emerging Beethovenian originality ⓘ
thirdMovementType Menuet ⓘ
tonalCenter C major ⓘ
workSeries Beethoven symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ
workTitle Sinfonie Nr. 1 C-Dur, Op. 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Symphony No. 1 in C major NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Beethoven symphony cycles → includesWork → Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 ⓘ
Le Palais de Cristal → musicBasedOn → Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 → relatedWorkByComposer → Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 ⓘ