Symphony No. 1
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symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
Key facts
- Key
- C major
- Style
- Classical period
- Composed
- 1795 ( 1795 ) –1800
- Dedication
- Gottfried van Swieten
- Published
- 1801 ( 1801 )
- Date
- 2 April 1800
- Location
- K.K. Hoftheater nächst der Burg, Vienna
- Conductor
- Ludwig van Beethoven
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Encyclopedic overview
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, was dedicated to Baron Gottfried van Swieten, an early patron of the composer. The piece was published in 1801 by Hoffmeister & Kühnel of Leipzig. It is not known exactly when Beethoven finished writing this work, but sketches of the finale were found to be from 1795.
Historical background
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Symphony No. 1” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.