Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven) which the bass theme is heard as the first variation before the main theme ultimately appears. This again parallels the structure of the Opus 35 variations themselves. Finally, the loud E chord that begins the Opus 35 variations themselves is moved here to the beginning of the first movement, in the form of the two chords that introduce the first movement. Alternatively, the first movement's resemblance to the overture to the comic opera "Bastien und Bastienne" (1768), composed by twelve-year-old W. A. Mozart, has been noted. It was unlikely that Beethoven knew of that unpublished composition. A possible explanation is
Act One (Beggars Opera album) released a somewhat successful single, "Sarabande", which was not included in the album in its original LP edition, but appears in the CD reissue. The album includes many elements of symphonic progressive rock, including a number references to classical music (e.g.,"Poet and Peasant" and "Light Cavalry" by Franz von Suppé and Grieg's "Peer Gynt"), an Emerson-esque keyboard section featuring organ and Hammond, complex arrangements, and long "suites" (most notably "Raymond's Road"). Act One (Beggars Opera album) Act One is the debut album of the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera. Variously classified as symphonic rock, progressive rock or proto-progressive rock, Beggars