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Symphony No. 1 (Weber)

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Carl Maria von Weber's Symphony No. 1 in C Op. 19, (J. 50) was written in 1806–1807. It was written for Duke Eugen of Württemberg, who employed Weber from 1806.[1]

It has four movements:

  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Andante
  3. Scherzo. Presto
  4. Finale. Presto

Orchestration

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The symphony is written for:

flute

2 oboes

2 bassoons

2 horns in C

2 trumpets in C

timpani

and strings

Form

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Movement I. Allegro con fuoco

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The theme is as follows:

\version "2.17.24"
\language "english"
{
    c'''1->\ff
    e'''2-> g->
    |c''2~ c''8| (d''16 e'' \tuplet 6/4 {f'' g'' a'' b'' c''' d'''}
    e'''4-.) <c''' e'' g'>4-. r2\fermata

}

References

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