Ludwig van Beethoven's Seventh Symphony,

Op. 92 in A Major

Movement II Allegretto

(Arranged for Flute Quintet)

A Scholarly Edition

ABSTRACT

For my honors project, I chose to arrange the second movement (the Allegretto) from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, a piece beloved by audiences and considered to be one of his masterpieces. I selected to arrange this movement for flute quintet because Beethoven, like many Classical composers, did not favor the flute with many of solo and chamber works. As a flutist for thirteen years, I wanted to produce an arrangement for my instrument that preserved Beethoven’s true intentions and could be beneficial to student and professional flutists alike.

In addition to the arrangement itself, I conducted research on Beethoven, his Seventh Symphony, and the flute in the Classical era. In this paper, I discuss flute repertoire and the Classical composers’ assessment of the flute, analyze the Classical era flute, and defend why Beethoven’s Allegretto is a suitable piece to arrange for flute quintet.