Pastoral Symphony Analysis

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68, also known as the Pastoral Symphony was composed by Beethoven in 1808. Beethoven’s inspiration for this symphony came from his love for nature. The Pastoral Symphony is the only one of Beethoven’s symphonies that has five movements, the rest have four movements. Beethoven’s orchestra differed from that of earlier ensembles because he expanded his orchestras to include trombones, piccolos, and contrabassoons, although none of those three instruments appear in the first movement of the Pastoral Symphony (Yudkin, 2013).

The first movement of the Pastoral Symphony is in sonata form and is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings. It has a tempo of “Allegro ma non troppo” which

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