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Eroica Symphony

American  
[e-roh-i-kuh] / ɛˈroʊ ɪ kə /

noun

  1. the third symphony (1804) in E♭, opus 55, by Beethoven.


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He began his tenure in Seattle with Frank Zappa's "Dupree's Paradise," the first piece on a program that concluded with Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2014

As a teenager I read that Beethoven's Eroica Symphony was supposed to be great.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2012

And Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, performed this week, will be the first big test of his interpretive chops.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2011

Revered classics — Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and Gershwin's "American in Paris," to name a few — are part of the picture.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2011

Later, in 1805, after the Eroica Symphony and Fidelio, when the master had become famous, he composed the great Waldstein Sonata, opus 58, and dedicated it to him.

From Beethoven by Fischer, George Alexander

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