The Serenade for flute, violin and viola, Op. 25, is a

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composition by

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

. It is in the key of

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Composition

The serenade was written by Beethoven around 1801, though there are preliminary sketches from 1797 when Beethoven finished his earlier serenade Op. 8. The work was definitely finished by late 1801 when Beethoven offered it the publisher G. Cappi. In 1803,

Franz Xaver Kleinheinz Franz Xaver Kleinheinz (26 June 1765 – 29 January 1832) was an Austrian composer, piano teacher and Kapellmeister. Life Born in near Mindelheim, Kleinheinz first went to Munich and in 1799 to Vienna, where he met Beethoven and soon became a ...

arranged the serenade for flute (or violin) and piano. Beethoven checked and approved this arrangement and it was printed as his Op. 41. Similar to his

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of the same period, the work had great popular appeal and was profitable for the young composer.

Structure

The work consists of six

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: #Entrata, Allegro #Tempo ordinario d'un Menuetto #Allegro molto #Andante con Variazioni #Allegro scherzando e vivace #Adagio – Allegro vivace e disinvolto

Notes

External links

* {{Authority control Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven 1801 compositions Chamber music by Ludwig van Beethoven Compositions for flute Compositions for viola Compositions in D major