1. Adagio Maestoso — Allegro Spiritoso
2. Marche: Grave
3. Fugue: Adagio Maestoso — Allegro
- Year of composition: April 1807
- Work category: Symphony
- Dedication: Dedicated to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- First performed: 14 May 1807 in the Riddarhuset [House of Nobility], Stockholm
- Duration: 21 min
- Detailed duration: Indication of time according to score: movement no. 1: 12', movement no. 2: 4', movement no. 3: 5'
Instrumentation
2.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.0 / timp / str
Examples of printed editions
Musikaliska konstföreningen [the publishing house of the Swedish Art Music Society], Stockholm 2010 (editors Avishai Kallai and Jari Eskola)
Location for score and part material
Print on demand, Musikaliska konstföreningen [the publishing house of the Swedish Art Music Society]
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
Literature
Kallai, Avishai: Joachim Eggert - Authenticating the premiere performance of his E-flat symphony, in STM-online, vol. 4, 2001.
Description of work
1. Adagio Maestoso E-flat major 4/4 (C) 22 bars, Allegro spiritoso 383 bars (/:146:/237), in total 405 bars
2. Marche: Grave E-flat major 4/4 (C) 24 bars (/:8:/:8:/:8:/)
3. Fugue: Adagio Maestoso E-…
Work comment
This work is a milestone among symphonies. It precedes Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 by eighteen months, which is said to be the first symphony using trombones.
In fact, this occurred already in May, …