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Battle Symphony

work by Beethoven

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  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    In Ludwig van Beethoven: Wider recognition

    …same concert was the so-called Battle Symphony, written to celebrate the decisive victory of Arthur Wellesley (later duke of Wellington) over Joseph Bonaparte at Vitoria. Composed originally for a mechanical musical instrument, the Panharmonicon, invented by J.N. Maelzel, Beethoven later scored the work for orchestra. He frankly admitted it was…

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