First Movement: Allegro con brio; sonata-allegro form, 2/4 meter, C minor. Allegro con brio. & bb b 4 2 œœœ. ƒ S S

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1 istening Guide CD: CHR/STD 4/32 56, SH 2/8 32 Beethoven: Symhony No. 5 in C minor, O. 67 DATE OF WORK: MOVEMENTS: I. Allegro con brio; sonata-allegro form, C minor II. Andante con moto; theme and variations form (2 themes), A-flat major III. Allegro; scherzo and trio form, C minor IV. Allegro; sonata-allegro form, C major First Movement: Allegro con brio; sonata-allegro form, 2/4 meter, C minor Famous motive (short-short-short-long) is basis for entire movement; heard in sequence, extended beyond 4 notes, and turned uside down. Sonata-allegro form, with fiery oening theme and sweet 2nd theme. Dramatic tonal shifts between major and minor. EXPOSITION 0:00 Theme 1 based on famous 4-note motive, in C minor: Allegro con brio & bb b 4 2 0:06 Motive treated sequentially: & bb b4 2 Πn 0:43 Exansion from 4-note motive; horns modulate to key of second theme: & bb b 4 2 S S S 33 0:46 Theme 2 more lyrical, in woodwinds, in E-flat major; heard against rhythm of 4-note motive: & bb b 4 2? bb b 4 2 ΠΠbasic rhythm 1:07 Closing theme descending staccato assage, then 4-note motive. Reeat of exosition.

2 DEVEOPMENT 2:54 Beginning of develoment, announced by horns. 3:05 Maniulation of 4-note motive through a descending sequence: & bb b 2 4 n cresc. 3:16 Melodic variation, interval filled in and inverted: & bb b 4 2 Œ n Œ # n Œ? bb b 4 2 n & bb b # n Œ? bb b n # 4:13 Exansion through reetition; leads into recaitulation: & bb b4 2 & bb b 37 RECAPITATION 4:18 Theme 1 in C minor, followed by brief oboe solo in cadenza style. 5:15 Theme 2 returns in C major. 5:51 Closing theme. 5:58 Coda extended treatment of 4-note motive; ends in C minor. Second Movement: Andante con moto; theme and variations form, with two themes, 3/8, meter, A-flat major Movement based on 2 contrasting themes, both subjected to variation rocedure. Varied melodies, harmonies (major/minor), rhythms, temo, and accomaniment. Orchestra sections featured as grous: warm strings, brilliant woodwinds, and owerful brass.

3 :00 Theme 1 broad, flowing melody, heard in low strings: 0:53 Theme 2 uward-thrusting 4-note motive: Andante con? bb b b 8 3. moto.... n.... n.. dolce? bb b b n... b.. f basic rhythm & bb b b b. dolce & bb b bb. #...n.. n. Examles of variations on theme :58 Embellished with running sixteenth notes: 3:54 Embellished with thirtysecond notes: 5:09 Melody exchanged between woodwind instruments: 6:43 Melody shifted to minor, more disjunct: 8:16 Coda Più mosso (faster), in bassoon.? bb b b 8 3 n dolce? bb b b 8 3 n n dolce & bb b b3 Clarinet 8 Flute Bassoon n n. dolce & bb b b3 8 b b.... b b Third Movement: Allegro; scherzo and trio form, 3/4 meter, C minor Quickly ascending scherzo theme, followed by recurrence of 4-note rhythmic idea from first movement. Contrasting trio featuring low-range strings and imitative (fugal) texture. ong transition into 4th movement, without any break.

4 45 0:00 Scherzo theme a rising, rocket theme in low strings: Allegro? bb b 4 3 #. & n.. oco rit. 0:18 Recurrent rhythmic motive (from oening of first movement): :58 Trio theme in C major, in double basses, set fugally:? 4 3 f :29 Trio theme is broken u and exanded through sequences: 3:29 Scherzo returns, with varied orchestration. 4:49 Transition to next movement with timani rhythm from oening 4-note motive:? 3 4 ŒŒ ŒŒ f? 4 3 ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ ŒŒ Fourth Movement: Allegro; sonata-allegro form, 4/4 meter, C major Triumhant theme in trumets brilliantly roclaiming C-major tonality. 4-note motive recurs as unifying device for entire symhony. ong coda affirms victorious C-major tonality (over C minor, the oening key of the entire symhony). EXPOSITION 5:33 Theme 1 in C major, a owerful melody whose oening outlines a C-major chord: Allegro & c..... & :06 yrical transition theme, modulating from C to G major: & c... w w... ẹtc. 51 6:32 Theme 2 in G major, vigorous melody with trilets: & c.. #. #. cresc. 6:58 Closing theme featuring clarinet and violas, decisive: & c. #.. # # f f f &.. k n.. # k

5 DEVEOPMENT 7:29 Much modulation and free rhythmic treatment; brings back 4-note motive (3 short and a long) from first movement. 9:10 Brief recurrence of scherzo. RECAPITATION 9:43 Theme 1, in C major. 10:50 Theme 2, in C major. Closing theme. 11:47 Coda long extension.