Word: eroica
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...most serious undertaking of the evening was the Symphony No. 3, "Eroica." This great work was composed in the first decade of the present century and the first two movements were inspired by the deeds of the hero Napoleon. The second movement which Beethoven called "Marcia funebre" commemorated the death of Napoleon. In the last two movements the composer seems to have lost sight of his one hero and to have brought out the ideas of heroism in the abstract. Writers on the subject however do not agree as to just what qualities these ideas are meant to express...
...programme of the first Symphony Concert, to be given in Sanders Theatre to-night at 7.45 is as follows: Overture Leanore No. 3, Beethoven; concerto for pianoforte No. 4, G major, op. 50, Beethoven; Symphony No. 3, "Eroica," Beethoven. Soloist Mr. Ferruicco Busoni...
...programme for the last of the Sanders Theatre Concerts which begins at 7.45 this evening consists of Beethoven's Leonore Overture, No. 3; Liszt's "Mignon," a song with the orchestra; two movements from the Symphonie Orientale by Godard; songs with the piano, and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, No. 3, in E flat. Miss Lena Little will be the soloist...
...program for the Symphony Concert this evening is as follows: "Lachne," suite in D minor, op. 113. "Volkmann," serenade in F major for string orchestra. "Beethoven," symphony in E flat, (Eroica...
...minor, Schumann. Siegfried Idyll, Wagner. Symphony in E flat "Eroica...