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Beethoven referred to the generally light-hearted (but not lightweight) No. 8 as “little Symphony in F,” distinguishing it from Symphony No. 6, a longer work also in F.
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A work of both seriousness and humor, Elgar dedicated the Enigma Variations “to my friends pictured within,” each variation a musical sketch of one of his close acquaintances.
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Stretching boundaries of form, length, harmony, and perceived emotional content, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (1803/1804) is considered an important landmark in the transition between the Classical period and Romantic era
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