Form
The piece consists of four movements:
- Allegro con brio
- Marcia funebre: Adagio assai in C minor
- Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- Finale: Allegro molto
The performance time is about 50 minutes.
Read more about this topic: Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)
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