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Technical Notice
| Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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| Work: | Serenade in D Major, Op. 8 |
| Year Composed: | 1797 |
| Instrumentation: | vn, va, vc |
| Publishers: |
Artaria Universal Edition |
| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
| Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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The Serenade in D major, Op. 8, was published by Artaria in Vienna in 1797 and an arrangement of the work for viola and piano was announced in December 1803 under the title Notturno pour Fortepiano et Alto, numbered as Op. 42. The transcription, however, was not by Beethoven, although he had seen it and authorised its publication.
The Serenade opens with a March, followed by an Adagio. The third movement is a Minuet with a G major Trio and a brief scurrying D major Scherzo section is preceded and followed by a solemn D minor Adagio, returning, to be capped with a final Adagio. The fifth movement, Allegretto alla Polacca, is in F major, a cheerful dance, with surprises as it comes to a close. The whole work ends with a theme and variations. The melody itself, marked Andante quasi Allegretto, is entrusted to the violin, which offers the first variation in rapider figuration. The second allows the viola prominence in triplet figuration and the third variation brings the three instruments together in D minor. In the fourth variation the cello is allowed the melody, before the violin leads into a final version of the material, now in a lilting 6/8. The original metre is then restored, followed by the due return of the March with which the Serenade had opened.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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