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The '''Romance''' for violin and orchestra No. 2 in [[F major]], [[Opus number|Op]]. 50, is the second of two such compositions by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. It was written in 1798 but not published until 1805 (by which time Beethoven had completed and published the other work, [[Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven)|Romance No. 1]] in [[G major]], Op. 40). The accompaniment is for flute and a pair each of oboes, bassoons and horns, with strings. The length is about eight minutes, Beethoven gives the tempo "Adagio Cantabile"<ref>Henle Urtext</ref>
The autograph manuscript of the work is preserved in the [[Library of Congress]].
<score vorbis="1"> {\set Staff.midiInstrument = #"violin" \key f \major \tempo "Adagio cantabile" \tempo 4 = 60
f''4.( g''32 f''32 e''32 f''32) a''8. (g''16 bes'' 8. g''16) f''4 ( f''16 e''16 g''16 e''16 c''4) r8
c''8 f''4 \grace {a''8} (g''16 fis''16 g''16 gis''16) a''4 \grace {c'''8} (bes''16 a''16 bes''16 d'''16) a''4 ( a''16 bes''16 b''16 c'''16) g''4 r8 }</score>The opening bars for the solo violin
A [[ballet]] based on this work, titled ''[[Beethoven Romance]]'', was premiered by [[New York City Ballet]] on 2 February 1989.
==References==
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== External links ==
* ''Romance for violin and orchestra'' no. 2 Op. 50. [https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200153259.0/?sp=2 Beethoven's autograph in the Library of Congress]
* {{IMSLP2|work=Romance in F major, Op.50 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)|cname=Romance in F major}}
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