<Li> Presto--Assai meno presto (trio) (F major, Trio in D major) </Li> <Li> Allegro con brio (A major) </Li> <P> A typical performance time lasts approximately 40 minutes . </P> <P> The work as a whole is known for its use of rhythmic devices suggestive of a dance, such as dotted rhythm and repeated rhythmic figures . It is also tonally subtle, making use of the tensions between the key centres of A, C and F. For instance, the first movement is in A major but has repeated episodes in C major and F major . In addition, the second movement is in A minor with episodes in A major, and the third movement, a scherzo, is in F major . </P>

Beethoven symphony no. 7 in a major op 92. allegretto