Battle of Vittoria, The
| Beethoven's ‘Battle Symphony’, Op. 91, originally entitled Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, first performed on 8 December 1813. An extravagantly descriptive piece, originally intended for a mechanical instrument, it contains quotations from national songs, including ‘Rule, Britannia!’. |
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