Bugün öğrendim ki: Beethoven'ın 3. senfonisine, halkın kurtarıcısı olarak gördüğü General Napolyon'un onuruna, ilk başta "Bonaparte" adını verdiği. Ancak Bonaparte kendini ilan ettikten sonra, imparator Beethoven öfkeyle senaryonun başlığını yırttı ve geri çekerek senfoniye onun yerine 'Eroica' adını verdi.
Work by Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major --- [](/wiki /File:Eroica_Beethoven_title.jpg) Beethoven's title page which shows his erasure of dedication of the work to [Napoleon](/wiki/Napoleon "Napoleon") Catalog| [Op.](/wiki/Opus_number "Opus number") 55 Composed| 1802 (1802)–1804 Performed| 7 April 1805 (1805-04-07): Vienna Movements| Four The **Symphony No. 3** in [E♭ major](/wiki/E-flat_major "E-flat major"), [Op.](/wiki/Opus_number "Opus number") 55, (also Italian _**Sinfonia Eroica** _ , _Heroic Symphony_ ; [German](/wiki/German_language "German language"): _Eroica_ , pronounced [[eˈʁoːikaː]](/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German "Help:IPA/Standard German") ([![About] this sound](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px- Loudspeaker.svg.png)](/wiki/File:De-Eroica.ogg "About this sound ")[listen](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/De-Eroica.ogg "De-Eroica.ogg"))) is a symphony in four movements by [Ludwig van Beethoven]( /wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven "Ludwig van Beethoven"). One of the composer's most celebrated works, the _Eroica_ symphony is a large- scale composition that marked the beginning of Beethoven's innovative middle period.[1][2] Composed mainly in 1803–1804, the work broke boundaries in symphonic form, length, harmony, emotional and cultural content. It is widely considered a landmark in the transition between the [Classical](/wiki/Classical_period_\(music\) "Classical period \(music\)") and the [Romantic](/wiki/Romantic_music "Romantic music") era . It is also often considered to be the first Romantic symphony.[3][4]