Symphony No.14 in C major (Witt, Friedrich)

Authorship Note
This symphony was previously attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1793?
Genre Categories Symphonies; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; [3 more...]For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)

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Scores

Editor Fritz Stein (1879–1961)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate 27157.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Study score.
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Editor Fritz Stein (1879–1961)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate 27157.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A6121.
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Misc. Notes 10 x 13 inches.
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 Complete Score
#154930 - 1.29MB, 110 pp. -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - !N/!N/!N - 1696×⇩ - Alonso del Arte

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Misc. Notes There is a mistake with the violas at the beginning of the minore middle section of the slow movement: they should have an eighth rest instead of a whole rest as that is a pick-up measure. The mistake also appears in the viola part and it will be corrected there first.
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Parts

⇒ 10 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (C) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Editor Fritz Stein (1879–1961)
First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate 27157.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A6121.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes 10 x 13 inches.
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 Flute
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⇒ 14 more: Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Trumpet 1 (C) • Trumpet 2 (C) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Minuet and Trio

For Organ (Coleman)
Arranger Henry Coleman (1888–1965)
Publisher. Info. Purple Album of Twenty Pieces for the Organ
London: Schott & Co., 1931. Plate 32846.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU
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General Information

Work Title Symphony No.14 in C major
Alternative. Title “Jena” Symphony
Name Translations Symphonie Iéna; Jena Symphony; Jenaer Sinfonie; 耶拿交响曲; سيمفونية جينا
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185525670; LCCN: n85150055; GND: 300319304; [2 more...]BNF: 16226328d; BNE: XX4758146
Composer Witt, Friedrich
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Fischer 14
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IFW 7
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1793?
First Performance. 1794?
First Publication. 1911 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, plate 27157
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
Manuscript Sources RISM 280000018 (manuscript copy, Weimar)
RISM 250001792 (manuscript copy, Jena)
External Links Wikipedia article

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Once attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven. Parts were found in Jena listing “Louis van Beethoven” as the author. When Fritz Stein found these parts, he doubted the attribution but became convinced it was authentic Beethoven due to the score containing certain “Beethovenisms”. Others were not so sure, suggesting most or all of it had been written by a lesser-known composer. Finally a score and parts were found with the correct author: Friedrich Witt. Regardless of who wrote it, this symphony is an excellent exemplar of the classical symphony prior to Beethoven’s Eroica.

Much ado about one measure. As Fischer points out in the Garland edition of other Symphonies by Witt, the source of Stein’s edition was missing the first measure. There are other scores missing the first measure and the second bassoon or both bassoons. The first measure neatly ties the beginning of the work to the very end (the last two measures). However, omission of the first measure lends greater credence to the Beethoven attribution.

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