![]() ![]() Thus, the heroic object of this particular symphonic journey is the subject-the careful listener experiencing the piece. Beethoven’s own words expressed that his desire is to have the listener feel the journey, not just see series of images. 6 is a figure at one with and in Nature, variously resting in its bosom, celebrating its bounty, fearful of its sublime might, and in the end, expressing thanks to its Creator for all of these states. ![]() Given its position immediately following the stormy and yet victorious Fifth Symphony, and his “heroic” symphonic outlook during this time, Beethoven’s notion of the heroic in Symphony No. The full title, “Pastoral Symphony, or Recollections of Country Life,” and the subtitles of each individual movement, clearly show that this symphony is related to experiencing nature. 68 “Pastoral” is one of only two symphonies named by Beethoven himself, and the one that most exemplifies the “characteristic symphony” genre of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. “Shepherds’ Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm.”īeethoven’s Symphony No. “Joyful Gathering of the Country Folk.” Attacca to: “Awakening of Happy Feelings on Arriving in the Country.” IMSLP.įirst published score: May 1826, Breitkopf und Härtel, Vienna. Orchestra size for first or early performance: 12-16.3-4.3-4.3-5/single winds.įirst published parts: April 1809, Breitkopf und Härtel, Vienna. Instrumentation ( III, IV, V=mvts in which they play): Strings, Pic IV, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Cl, 2 Bsn, 2 Hn, 2 Tr III-V, ATTbn IV-V, Timp IV.įirst performance: 22 December 1808, Akademie at Theater-an-der-Wien. 68 “Pastoral” (1808)ĭedication: Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowitz (also Wikipedia, and portrait) and Count Andrey Razumovsky (also portrait). ![]()
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