Beethoven Orchestra No. 5 Summary

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 at the Berlin Philharmonie, gifted the audience with a masterful rendition of the movements within the symphony. The Symphony divides into three separate parts, in which the movements complement each other's characteristics. The symphony orchestra features a myriad of orchestral instruments featuring the Brass, Woodwinds, Strings, and Percussion families. Furthermore, the various movements throughout the performance utilize various musical concepts that bring the music to life. Albeit, the complexity of Mahler’s symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performed superbly throughout the performance.

Starting in the eleventh century, the members of the quintet start with a gregorian chant. They quickly change pace to a very renaissance piece that was very jubilant. Quickly followed by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Symphony Number Five. These three pieces make up about 800 years of music in their evolution in music and I believe that they should have put a few more pieces from in between.

Ludwig van Beethoven-Symphony No. 9 performed by the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra on May 9, 2016, was an amazing concert to view with the many pitches and ranges of the instruments and vocalists. I enjoyed the concert more than I thought would. As I am writing this report, I am listening to it once again. This concert report reveals what I saw and heard during the concert with any significant observations.

Who is Beethoven? He is not the big dog that people have seen in movies. He is “Ludwig Van Beethoven and he is a famous pianos and composer.” (Biography par.1) I know most people might know him by his name but there’s a lot of thing people don’t know. Who is Beethoven, where he from is, why is he famous, what he all compose, and why he compose what he did?

PDQ Bach - Beethoven Symphony No. 5 I was able to hear his use of themes. My overall impression was that it was hilarious and educating at the same time. At first I was a bit confused on why I was listening to this, but then I heard it all and it made sense. Also, we normally do not listen to these songs, but it was more entertaining because it made me laugh. The keys used in this theme was still in C minor. How it relates to the works of Mozart is they both use the same instruments in the theme such as the winds family.

For my first paper, I chose to write about Beethoven’s Symphony no. 6 conducted in Rome by Claudio Abbado in F Major. I chose this symphony based on the description of the symphony which is a program symphony that transfers the listener to an outdoor setting. I had not listened to Classical music since taking music class back in the sixth grade, but I am almost certain we covered Beethoven’s symphonies. Upon hearing the first fifteen seconds of the piece, I was transported back into both my middle school class and a setting where I felt like I was actually immersed in most of the feelings described in Beethoven’s words of his symphony. The symphony is a Sonata form which we learned is work written as absolute music written for a specific combination

Auer, Leopold. Violin playing as I teach it, New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1921.

Rondo Op.51 No.1 in C major by Beethoven • Rondo: a musical form characterized by a repeated theme that alternate with other themes • Opus: a number given chronologically order the works of a composer • This rondo was composed between 1796 and 1797. • About the composer and period: Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) • Period: Classical (1750-1820)/early Romantic (about 1820/30s-1910) • Nationality: German • Contemporaries: Haydn, Mozart, Clementi • Works included: • 32 piano sonatas (including the 'Pathetique'; the 'Moonlight'; the 'Appassionata'); bagatelles, 6 sonatinas • 9 symphonies - including the 'Eroica' (3rd); 'Pastoral' (6th); the 'Choral' (9th) • chamber music - including 9 piano trios, 5 cello and piano sonatas

On 17 December 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven was born. He was an amazing and great classical musical composer. He is known for being the most famous composer of the classical and romantic periods of music. According to the “Enjoyment of Music” manual, Beethoven was born in Bohn, Germany. His father, with his grandfather, was the two singers at the court of a local prince, Friedrich Max. (Forney and Machlis 197).

Early eighteenth century marked the beginning of the middle period, which was said to be the most productive period out of his three compositional periods as some of his most magnificent works were produced during this time (Lockwood, 194). In this paper, I will examine the heroic style - why it came about, what are some characteristics of ‘heroic’ music and through the analysis of a ‘product of the times’ (Taruskin) , compare the differences between the music of the heroic style and that of before. The middle period is also known as the heroic period from 1803 – 1812 is after the Viennese period and before the Late

If you are part of society, I think it is safe to make the assumption you are familiar

In my opinion it was very interesting how it was so easy to change the musical terms into a football commentary, because usually when you learn music notes and what comes with a concert it’s very serious. For example, they used the word “motif” which is “a short succession of notes producing a single impression” and “cadenza” which is a “solo inserted into a concerto” and they used these words in such a nonchalant way which to me made it more unusual and amusing.

“He (Beethoven) was a pivotal figure in the transition from 18th century musical classicism to 19th century romanticism, and his influence on subsequent generations of composers was profound” Kerman and Tyson. Beethoven’s sixth symphony (also known as the pastoral symphony) has qualities of both the classical and romantic periods and illustrates Beethoven’s revolutionary ideas as well as highlights his classical influences. The programmatic nature of the piece is the dominant romantic feature although the use of brass and percussion as well as the dramatic dynamic changes are also characteristics from this era. However there are many classical influences in Beethoven’s work such as the balanced phrasing, the

Beethoven’s symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67, I has four movements allegro con brio, andante con moto, scherzo allegro, and allegro. The first movement is a sonata that contains a motif and fortissimo phases using imitation and sequence with a constant flowing melody. The second movement contains two themes in alternation. The first theme starts later followed by the second which later dies of as a third theme is born followed by fortissimo The third movement contains a scherzo and trio and is in ternary form the theme is immediately stated and continually gets revived. The fourth and final movement starts immediately after the third and is a variation of a sonata. The piece has strong cadence and recapitulates only to finish in an extremely

The composed piece "Also sprach Zarathrustra" was composed in 1896. It is a tone poem of the classical genre, with a large orchestra to first present the piece in November of 1896 in Frankfort Kentucky. The idea behind Richard Strauss was said to be highly influenced and inspired by German Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's book titled the exact same. The book was written with ideas of "eternal recurrence of the