Beethoven's first piece

The Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio in G major, Op. , is a pianorondo by Ludwig van Beethoven.^[1] It is better known by the sub-title "Rage Over a Lost Penny" (from German: Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen).

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This sub-title was provided not by Beethoven but by his friend Anton Schindler.^[2]

Despite the late opus number, this piece dates from , when Beethoven was 25 years old. He left the piece unpublished and incomplete; it was published in by Anton Diabelli^[1], who concealed the fact that Beethoven had left it unfinished.^[3]

It is a favourite with audiences and is frequently performed as an encore.^{[citation needed]}

The performance time runs between five and six minutes; the tempo of the piece is Allegro vivace (= –).

The indication alla ingharese is of interest, as no such word as "ingharese" exists in standard Italian.

To people of Beethoven's day, "gypsy music" and "Hungarian music" w