Marsch

Ludwig van Beethoven

This work may appear under the title March for Wind Sextet. It bears the designation WoO 29.

General Info

Year: c. 1798 / 1865
Duration: c. 1:20
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of Print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
Horn in F I-II

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Beethoven’s March in B flat major, WoO 29, for two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons, was written in 1797–98 and only published many years after the composer’s death. A march often opened a wind partita, and here makes a suitable introduction to more substantial works.

- Program Note from liner notes of Naxos CD Beethoven: Music for Winds

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Berlin Philharmoniker Soloists - 1969
Audio CD: David Shifrin (clarinet) and other soloists - 2019
Audio CD: Mozzafiato - 1994

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn) (1798/2009)
Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2011)
Allegretto (arr. Court) (1812/1997)
Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
Allegro con Brio (tr. Kreines) (1804-1808/)
Andante Cantabile (arr. Holmes) (1798/1931)
Beethoven: Four Dances (arr. Rizzo) (1976)
Beethoven Pops Symphony (arr. Hoshide) (2020)
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement (arr. Harnsberger) (1804-1808/)
Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna) (1807/2014)
Drei Zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schade) (1808-1810/1969)
Drei zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schaefer) (1808-1810/1984)
Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/1958)
Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/2015)
Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
Egmont Overture (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
Fanfare Prelude on "Ode to Joy" (arr. Curnow) (1824/1984)
Fidelio Overture (arr. Scheiwiller) (1814/2016)
Finale (arr. Cowherd) (1824/1990)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Hannickel) (1804-1808/xxx)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
Grosse Fuge (arr. Minami) (1825/2016/2022)
Grosse Fuge (arr. Roxburgh) (1825/1995)
Happy Birthday to Mr. B (arr. Mashima) (2006)
The Heavens Resound (arr. Kinyon) (1803/1990)
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland) (1824/1982)
Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/1974)
Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
March in B-flat. See: Marsch
March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
March No. 1 in F (ed. Reynolds). See: Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble
March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
Military March (adapt. Greissle) (1816/1827/1945)
Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
Moonlight Serenade (arr. Mortimer)
Moonlight Sonata (arr. Poor) (1801/2010)
Octet (1792/1834)
Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
Ode to Joy (arr. Armstrong) (1824)
Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak) (1814/1814)
Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" (tr. Ladd) (1811/2025)
Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16 (1796)
Reflections in Moonlight (arr. Smith) (1801/2007)
Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
Rondino (1793/195-?)
Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
Septet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (arr. Crusell) (1800/1825)
Sextet (1796)
Sextet (arr. Thompson) (1796/2020)
Siegessinfonie (ed. Whitwell) (1813/2013)
Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1802/1988)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
Symphony No. 5: Second Movement (arr. Harnsberger). See: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920-1921)
- First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1804-1808/1921)
- Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (1804-1808/1920)
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
Symphony No. 7 (arr. Sedlak) (1812/1989?)
Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
Symphony No. 9 (tr. Mas Quiles) (1822-1824/2013)
Third and Fourth Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
Three Equals (1812)
Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
Turkish March (arr. Lake) (1809/1924)
Two Hymns of Inspiration (arr. Gordon) (1977)
Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
Yorck March. See: Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik
The Yorck Marche. See: March in F
York’scher Marsch (arr. Sparke) (1809/1823/2003)
Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik (1809-10)

Resources

Anderson, Keith (2019). Liner Notes from CD Beethoven: Music for Winds.
Beethoven, L. v. (1888). Marsch für 2 Clarinetten, 2 Hörner und 2 Fagotte: WoO 29 [score]. Breitkopf und Härtel: Leipzig.

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