Romance No. 1 (Beethoven) - Misplaced Pages

The Romance for violin and orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, one of two such compositions, the other being Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50. It was written about 1801, after the second Romance, and was published 1803, two years before the publication of the second. Thus, this romance was designated as Beethoven's first.

The Romance, Op. 40, is scored for violin solo and an orchestra of strings, two oboes, two bassoons, two horns and flute. The duration is about 8 minutes.

${\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin" \key g \major \tempo "Andante" \tempo 4 = 60 \partial 2 <b g'>4 (<c' fis'>4) <b g'>4. (<d' a'>8) \stemUp <g' b'>4 << { \voiceOne d''8. (c''16) b'4 (a'8) } \new Voice { \voiceTwo e'4 d'4. } >> \oneVoice r8 <dis' b'>4 (<a' b'>4) <g' b'>4. (<e' e''>8) \stemDown <a' d''>4 (<a' cis''>4) \stemUp << { \voiceOne d''4 (d''16 cis''16 c''16 a'16) g'4 } \new Voice { \voiceTwo d'4. } >> \oneVoice r4 }$

The unaccompanied opening bars for the solo violin

References

^ "Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 (Ludwig van Beethoven)". LA Phil. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

Romance in G major: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Romance in G major on YouTube, David Oistrakh, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow 1966

v t e Concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano concertos	No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 19 No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 No. 5 in E♭ major, Op. 73 (Emperor) No. 0 in E♭ major, WoO 4 (early, fragmentary work) No. 6 in D major, Hess 15 (unfinished)
Violin concerto	Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Concerto in D major, Op. 61a (arranged for the Piano solo) Concerto in C major, WoO 5, Hess 10 (fragmentary work)
Triple concerto	Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Other works for piano and orchestra	Rondo for Piano and Orchestra, WoO 6 Choral Fantasy, Op. 80
Other works for violin and orchestra	Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven

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