Beethoven's Symphony No. 9: The Choral

As noted by Robert Hughes, "Beethoven was not only the embodiment of all that was before him, but also of that which was yet to come" (Hughes 486). The truth of this may be seen by comparing Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C Minor to Haydn, the father of Symphony, and his 95th in C Minor. While Haydn's symphony is both playful and dramatic, Beethoven's symphony is grander both in terms of scale and vision. He expands the size of the orchestra to incorporate the sounds swirling around, underlying, and depicting the arrival of Fate in a rhythm-driven, thematic symphony that takes Haydn's form and runs with it as though to the top of a mountain peak. This paper will analyze the symphonies by movement, according to form, size, structure, tonalities, melodies, orchestral sound and overall mood and effect.

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.

Ludwig wrote nine symphonies, and six concerto. Ludwig first symphony was published in the year if 1801, and after writing his first symphony; “Ludwig decided to honor Gottfried van Swieten and dedicated the symphony to him (Beethoven’s First Symphony).” Ludwig used many different instruments in his first symphony which included flutes, clarinets, trumpets and many more instruments. Ludwig second symphony was a little more personal to him. “At the time he was writing his second symphony, he realized that he was he was going deaf and that his deafness wasn’t curable (The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven).” Ludwig final published his second symphony in the year of 1802. In the second symphony, Ludwig again used a number of different instruments that ranged from flutes, clarinets and some different horns. In the year of 1824, Ludwig wrote his last symphony. “There were many critics that listen to the final symphony and the critics that listen to the symphony believed that the symphony was his best piece of work (The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven).” Ludwig final symphony that was published was believed to be the best symphony he wrote because this symphony included vocals throughout the symphony (The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven).” Ludwig wrote many concertos and the last concerto he wrote probably would have been his best concerto. In 1814 Ludwig began work on his sixth concertos. The sixth concerto was working out to be the best Ludwig had written. Ludwig started out making seventy pages of sketches that included movement, but Ludwig decided not to complete the work for unknown reasons. With all the success in his life with his music, Ludwig also had some down

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 the second and final concert report, I listened to the performance of Beethoven’s 9th symphony, as played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven lived in Germany during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, and was an influential figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in western music. The performance requires a large number of instruments, with woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, and even a choir during the 4th movement.

25. What is significant about Beethoven’s 9th symphony? In the ninth symphony the chorus and orchestra join together and show the universal love for brotherhood as well as God.

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).

I attended Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony on October 14, at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Southwestern Seminary Oratorio Chorus, directed by C. David Keith, performed it. Ludwig Van Beethoven composed the work. He composed it between 1811-1824. Beethoven composed the work in D minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”). His Ninth Symphony was his last symphony to compose. It was preceded by eight other symphonies. I was attracted to this work because it was the first symphony to include a choral. I found it astonishing that Beethoven was completely deaf when he finished this work.

“Symphony No. 9”, better known as “Ode to Joy”, was written by Beethoven in the years 1822 to 1824. The performing forces in this piece are an orchestra, four vocalists, and a chorus. The genre of the piece is symphony. The piece is comprised of four movements. The first movement is in Allegro form. While the second movement is in Scherzo form. The third movement is in Adagio form. Finally, the fourth and final movement is in Recitative form. The key for Beethoven’s ninth symphony is D minor. The tempo changes frequently throughout Beethoven’s symphony, “Ode to Joy”. In the first movement the tempo is allegro. During the second, the tempo is molto vivace. In the third movement the tempo is adagio molto e cantabile. Then, in the fourth and final movement the tempo changes a couple of times. The tempos that appear in the fourth movement are presto; allegro molto assai (Alla marcia); andante maestoso;

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

Symphony number nine in D minor, Op.125, the "Choral" is the outstanding piece accompanied with a vocal chorus. Beethoven began concentrated work on the piece in 1822. It occupied him throughout 1823, and he completed it in February 1824. The first performance took place at the Karntnertor Theater in Vienna on May 7, 1824. The deaf composer stood on stage beating time and turning the pages of his score, but the real conducting was done by Michael Umlauf. The first American performance was given on May 20, 1846 by the New York Philharmonic under George Loder. Its performance can never be an ordinary event, just another concert, it is something special because the feeling you get inside when you hear

Beethoven’s works are typically divided into three different periods. During the first period, to 1802, Beethoven incorporated the musical language of his time while developing his own unique compositional voice. During this time, he wrote six String quartets, the first ten piano sonatas, the first three piano concertos and the first two symphonies. The second period last until about 1816 and showcases his individualism more than ever before. During this period, he wrote Symphonies Nos. 3-8, the last two piano concertos, the Violin Concerto, the String Quartets Opp. 59, 74 and 95, and the Piano Sonatas through Op. 90. The third period is recognized as

Beethoven has traditionally been referred to as music's "bridge to romanticism," and his major works consist of 9 symphonies, 7

125, “Choral” of Beethoven. It had lead by conductor Grant Llewellyn, baritone Jr. Reginald Smith, tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, Soprano Rebecca Evans, and mezzo – soprano Paula Murrihy. There is a purpose for conductor Llewellyn decided to choose Metamorphosen: A Study for 23 Solo String of Richard to start up. Metamorphosen is a despair of Strauss about Nazi Germany. Every instruments have its own melody line, some other can play double for emphasis reason, but it all get together nicely. The fusion of all instruments made the song more earnestly and regret about Strauss and society around him. The end of the song is the moment Strauss connected from Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony, which lead to second part of the concert The Ninth Symphony. At the time, Beethoven wrote the symphony, he is deaf and beset. The unfulfilled of commission was the motivation for Beethoven finish the Ninth Symphony. The ideas for the Ninth Symphony started around 1817 – 1818, and Beethoven wants to have a couple symphony, which has the choral finish from the text of Greek mythology. Finally, the symphony got finish in 1824 and it became one of the most famous symphony of Beethoven.