Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 is a symphony in four movements composed by Beethoven in 1812. He fondly referred to it as "my little Symphony in F," distinguishing it from his long sixth, also in F. A generally light-hearted work -though not lightweight- and in many places cheerfully loud, it has various passages usually interpreted by some listeners to be musical jokes. As with various other Beethoven works such as the Opus 27 piano sonatas, the symphony deviates from Classical tradition in making the last movement the weightiest of the four.
