Victory Symphony
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Victory Symphony is a movement from Ludwig van Beethoven’s orchestral work "Wellington's Victory," depicting the triumph at the Battle of Vitoria through programmatic, celebratory music.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral movement
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programmatic music ⓘ |
| associatedWith | programmatic depiction of warfare ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | events of the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| character |
celebratory
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victorious ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | celebration of British victory at Vitoria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Battle of Vitoria
NERFINISHED
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triumph of allied forces over Napoleon's troops ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWithWork | 1813 ⓘ |
| genre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
celebratory fanfares
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martial rhythms ⓘ triumphal coda ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | full orchestra ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts victory celebration after battle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wellington's Victory
NERFINISHED
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op. 91 (Wellington's Victory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
early Romantic
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late Classical ⓘ |
| tonality | major mode ⓘ |
| uses |
brass fanfares
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dynamic contrasts ⓘ percussion effects ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ludwig van Beethoven’s composition "Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria"
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Victory Symphony
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subject surface form:
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria