Symphony No. 2

symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q210451
Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 2

Summary

Symphony No. 2 is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Symphony No. 2's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Symphony No. 2's composer is recorded as Ludwig van Beethoven[4].
  • Symphony No. 2 is part of list of symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven[5].
  • Symphony No. 2 is part of list of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number[6].
  • Symphony No. 2's Commons category is recorded as Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven)[7].
  • 1801 marks the founding of Symphony No. 2[8].
  • Symphony No. 2 was published on 1804[9].
  • Symphony No. 2's dedicated to is recorded as Karl Alois, Prince Lichnowsky[10].
  • Symphony No. 2's tonality is recorded as D major[11].
  • Symphony No. 2's instrumentation is recorded as symphony orchestra[12].
  • Symphony No. 2's date of first performance is recorded as April 5, 1803[13].
  • Symphony No. 2's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': '2. Sinfonie in D-Dur'}[14].
  • Symphony No. 2's different from is recorded as Symphony No. 2[15].
  • Symphony No. 2's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q929848', 'amount': '+4'}[16].
  • Symphony No. 2's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • Symphony No. 2's form of creative work is recorded as symphony[18].
  • Symphony No. 2's opus number is recorded as 36[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Symphony[20]

  • Genre(s): classical, symphony[21]

  • Community tags: classical, symphony[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3c33b26a-6683-3b37-84e1-42f3f5221322[23]

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Publication

Symphony No. 2 was published on 1804[9]. Part of include list of symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven[5], a Wikimedia list of musical works by composer[24] and list of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number[6], a Wikimedia list of musical works by composer[25].

Why It Matters

Symphony No. 2 ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (319 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Lohen11 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrumentation symphony orchestra
    Form of creative work symphony
    Inception +1801-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of musical work/composition
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1191]]: 5 April 1803"
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