Arts: Beethoven gave his 6th Symphony (the "Pastoral") a titl…

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Did you know? Beethoven gave his 6th Symphony (the "Pastoral") a title to each movement — "Arrival in the Country", "Thunderstorm", "Merry Gathering of Peasants". It is one of the first true programme symphonies, an idea fully developed 100 years later by Mahler and Strauss.

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Beethoven gave his 6th Symphony (the "Pastoral") a title to each movement — "Arrival in the Country", "Thunderstorm", "Merry Gathering of Peasants". It is one of the first true programme symphonies, an idea fully developed 100 years later by Mahler and Strauss.

Beethoven gaf zijn 6e symfonie (de "Pastorale") elke beweging een titel — "Aankomst op het platteland", "Onweer", "Vrolijke samenkomst van boeren". Het is een van de eerste echte programma-symfonieën, een idee dat 100 jaar later door Mahler en Strauss volledig werd uitgewerkt.

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