Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)
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"The first episode [of the second movement of the Eroica] is a regular trio in the major mode, beginning in consolation and twice bursting into triumph. Then the light fails and the mournful theme returns. . . . Above this enters at last, in a distant key, the beginning of a new message of ..."--Sound Sentiment (1989) by Peter Kivy
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The Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55, (also Italian Sinfonia Eroica, Heroic Symphony) is a symphony in four movements by Ludwig van Beethoven. One of the composer's most celebrated works, the Eroica symphony is a large-scale composition that marked the beginning of Beethoven's creative middle-period.
Composed mainly in 1803–1804, the work is grounded in the Classical symphonic tradition while also stretching boundaries of form, length, harmony, and perceived emotional and possibly cultural content. It has therefore widely been considered an important landmark in the transition between the Classical period and the Romantic era.
