4-6 octaves - Level 4
Duration: 8:36

by Ludwig van Beethoven
transcribed by Scott Pfitzinger

The Second Movement from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony is called "Allegretto" and is quite beautiful and interesting. The modal shifts are unusual and leave the major/minor tonality rather ambiguous. As the piece develops, Beethoven used increasingly complicated subdivided rhythms and polyrhythms.

This transcription stays true to the color and feel of the original orchestral version. The dynamics are often quiet and require a subtlety to evoke all those original feelings.

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