Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68

E950830

orchestral work pastoral symphony programmatic music symphony

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, a programmatic work celebrated for its vivid musical depictions of nature and rural life.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ pastoral symphony ⓘ programmatic music ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Pastoral Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ
catalogCode	Op. 68 ⓘ
completionYear	1808 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndDate	1808 ⓘ
compositionStartDate	1807 ⓘ
consecutiveWith	Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Count Razumovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	symphony ⓘ
hasPart	fifth movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ first movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ fourth movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ second movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ third movement of Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
influenced	Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique NERFINISHED ⓘ later Romantic program symphonies ⓘ
isFamousFor	vivid musical depictions of nature and rural life ⓘ
key	F major ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
movement	I. Allegro ma non troppo – “Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande” NERFINISHED ⓘ II. Andante molto mosso – “Szene am Bach” NERFINISHED ⓘ III. Allegro – “Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute” NERFINISHED ⓘ IV. Allegro – “Gewitter, Sturm” ⓘ V. Allegretto – “Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm” NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementCount	5 ⓘ
notableFeature	depiction of a thunderstorm in the fourth movement ⓘ five-movement structure instead of the usual four ⓘ programmatic depiction of scenes from nature ⓘ use of descriptive movement titles ⓘ
numberInSeries	6 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 68 ⓘ
period	Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCity	Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereConductor	Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereCountry	Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereDate	1808-12-22 ⓘ
premieredAtEvent	Beethoven’s marathon concert of 22 December 1808 ⓘ
premiereLocation	Theater an der Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	early Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter	landscape ⓘ nature ⓘ rural life ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenSymphonies	6 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute → firstPerformanceWork → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Szene am Bach → firstPerformanceWork → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Szene am Bach → partOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande → premieredWith → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm → premieredWith → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Pastoral → refersTo → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ

Pastoral → subtitleOf → Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ