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Topic: Beethoven WoO tempo question  (Read 1576 times)

Offline 1piano4joe

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Beethoven WoO tempo question
on: January 23, 2016, 11:18:00 PM
Hi all,

Is it true that all his dance sets without opus numbers have no tempos indications?

I'm learning the one in Eb now; WoO 13 no. 9. I'm thinking 144 to the quarter note sounds about right. Did they really dance to these short dances?

Thank you, Joe.