| 1812 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony No. 8 | |
| Instrumentation | Strings, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani | ||
| Movements | I: Allegro vivace e con brio (F major) II: Allegretto scherzando (B♭ major) III: Tempo di menuetto (F major) IV: Allegro vivace (F major) | ||
| Overview | This symphony is on a much less grand scale than many of Beethoven’s others and is notable for its much more relaxed and less Scherzo-like third movement | ||
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| D) 3rd movement / Minuet | This third movement of Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony retreats from the faster more aggressive scherzo and is a much more relaxed minuet-like affair. Mendelssohn followed this rather than the more fiery Scherzo model in his fourth symphony.
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