| Term | Definition |
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| sonata allegro form marked allegro con brio,(livelywith vigor), springs out the rhythmic idea of 3 shorts and a long that dominates the entire symphony. | 1st movement |
| serene theme and variations, with 2 melodic ideas. beethoven exploits his two themes with all procedures of variations- changes in melodic outline, harmony, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, register, key, mode and type of accompaniment | 2nd movement |
| scherzo, which opens with rocket theme introduced by cellos and double basses | 3rd movement |
| sonata allegro form, 3 shorts and a long. | 4th movement |
| written in middle of his heroic period, when he was in his late thirties. probably most famous symphony ever written. the music is taut and expressive, opening four note motive, with its short short short LONG rhythm, pervades the whole symphony in one form or another. cumulative sense of growth right from beginning of 1st movement to end of last movement, n many commentators have noted the feeling of personal triumph that this gives. Underlying this feeling is motion from C minor to C major. | when it was written |
| starts out tense and strained in C minor and ends up triumphant and exuberant in C major. Beethoven also adds several instruments to orchestra for last movement, to increase power and range of music and add sens to triumph. Instead of being separate, last 2 movements are linked, with no pause between them. Beethoven actually quotes the theme of the 3rd movement in last movement. | how it was started out |
| Date of composition:1807-8, orchestration: 2 flutes, 2 oboes , 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings | nature |
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