Beethoven Study Guide Symphonies Symphony No 3 in Eb major op 55 Eroica Originally dedicated to Napoleon then he called himself Emperor and Beethoven scratches out Bonaparte I II III IV Sonata Variation heroic style Eb major trumpet drums Funeral March Schrezo not important Finale not important 5th Symphony Symphony No 5 in C minor op 67 wrote it for a benefit sexually frustrated money 4th movement is major darkness to light no clear cut line between 3rd and 4th movements attaca I Sonata minor II variation minor III scherzo minor IV finale major 6th Symphony Symphony No 6 in F major op 68 Pastoral Symphony program music Beethoven frowned upon this genre because it was considered cheesy and easy but still wrote titles for his movements Beethoven s love of nature I Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country II Scene at the brook III Happy gathering of country folk IV Thunderstorm minor V Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm String Quartets String Quartet in F major No 1 op 18 Early 1st maturity Two violins viola cello Fugue is present a lot in string quartets wrote it because Prince Lobkowitz asked him to I Sonata II Sonata Romeo and Juliet tomb scene String Quartet No 16 in F major op 135 Allegro Duality comes back again like in Pathetique Last movement ever Sonata The difficult decision Must it be It must be Sonatas Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor op 13 Pathetique I II III Sonata Variation Rondo dedicated to Prince Lichnowsky Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor op 57 Appassionata I Sonata II Finale Variation Piano Sonata No 30 in E major op 109 I Allegro Sonata II Sonata III Variation