Listening InQuizitive 23: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I

Listen to the excerpt, which begins about 45 seconds into the first movement, then fill in the blank below. lyrical0:17 This is the ______ theme.

second

The third section of sonata-allegro form is the recapitulation. Here, the tension that was created in the development is released with a return of the exposition material in the home key of the work, in this case C minor. Throughout this entire movement, you have heard the fiery four-note motive and its rhythm many times. In this excerpt, you will hear the music that leads up to the beginning of the recapitulation. The recapitulation begins with the fiery four-note motive, which you hear at the very end of the excerpt. How does Beethoven let you know that this time the four-note motive is the return of the exposition material? development to recapitulation0:22

Correct: -The motive is played loudly. -The motive is played a bit more slowly. Incorrect: -The motive is played by woodwinds only. -The motive is played by brass only. -The motive is played very softly.

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different elements of music as found in the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Form: -sonata-allegro form Expression: -dynamic contrasts Rhythm: -short-short-short-long

This excerpt starts with a few seconds of music leading into the second theme. beginning of second theme0:14 The four-note motive is played loudly by the _______ just before you hear the second theme.

French horns

In sonata-allegro form, the second theme will contrast with the first theme. In the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the first theme is in C minor: first theme0:06 In what way is the second theme different from the first? second theme0:17

It is played in a major key.

How is tension or suspense created in this excerpt? 0:33

The short-short-short-long rhythm is played quietly and then builds dramatically to a loud volume.

Listen to the following music excerpts and drag them to the correct location on the music chart, below. horn call 0:49 Theme 1 1:26 extended treatment of motive 1:33 oboe cadenza 0:15

Theme 1 1:26 horn call 0:49 oboe cadenza 0:15 extended treatment of motive 1:33

How do the four-note motive and its short-short-short-long rhythm unify the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

They provide the melody, accompaniment, and rhythm throughout the entire movement.

Identify whether each of the statements about the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is true or false.

True: -The tempo is fast and the rhythm is largely built on a four-note motive: short-short-short-long. -The movement is in sonata-allegro form. -The key is C minor, but the movement features dramatic shifts between major keys and minor keys. False: -The movement is in theme and variations form. -The entire movement is in C minor and does not modulate.

Which of these best describes what appears in the recapitulation of the first movement? recapitulation1:40

all of these (theme 2, closing theme, theme 1)

Which term best applies to this excerpt, in which the oboe is featured? 0:15

cadenza

Listen to the excerpt, which begins about a minute into the first movement, then fill in the blank below. rousing melody0:11 This is the ________ theme.

closing

Listen to this excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement. Which part of the form is this? extended treatment of four-note motive1:33

coda

The final theme introduced in the exposition is the closing theme. It sounds like this: closing theme 0:20 It starts off loud and fiery like the first theme. But instead of having repeated notes like the first theme, the closing theme has a(n) ________ melodic line.

descending

Listen to this excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement. Which part of the form is this? horn call0:49

development

Which part of the form do the loud horns introduce? 0:49

development

Listen to this excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement. Which part of the form is this? Theme 11:26

exposition

In order of appearance, what are the three parts of sonata-allegro form?

exposition development recapitulation

In the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, the four-note motive that opens the work is heard only in the exposition. four-note motive0:06 True/False

false

Listen to the excerpt, then fill in the blank below. four-note motive0:32 This is the _______ theme.

first

How does the development section of the first movement begin? development0:49

horn call

Beethoven introduces the development section with __________ playing the __________. beginning of development0:04

loud horns four-note motive

Match the musical and thematic elements with the excerpts from the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Be sure to listen to each clip in its entirety.

lyrical0:17 -theme 2 short-short-short-long0:06 -four-note rhythmic motive that opens the movement rousing melody0:20 -closing theme

After two dramatic statements of the four-note motive at a very loud volume (dynamic), the recapitulation continues with the first theme, much like the exposition. There are many statements of the four-note motive in the strings, with abrupt changes in dynamics. recapitulation0:25 But the accompaniment for that first theme changes in the recapitulation when a(n) _________ plays long-held notes higher than the strings. The same instrument continues into a cadenza, a short solo passage played freely.

oboe

Listen to the excerpt, then fill in the blank below. cadenza0:25 Near the beginning of the recapitulation, a(n) _________ plays a cadenza, a short solo passage played freely.

oboe

Listen to this excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, first movement. Which part of the form is this? oboe cadenza0:39

recapitulation

Listen to the excerpt, which begins about 45 seconds into the first movement, then fill in the blank below. lyrical0:14 The loud horns introduce the _______ theme.

second

While the smooth, lyrical second theme is played by strings and woodwinds, what do you hear played in the background? Hint: Listen carefully to what is being played in the low register. second theme0:17

the short-short-short-long rhythm

Often composers will end a piece with a coda, the last part of a piece (it means "tail" in Italian). Some pieces will have a short coda, perhaps a few seconds. The coda that Beethoven writes to end the first movement of this symphony is a minute and a half long, and it contains many dramatic changes in volume (dynamics) and some pauses too. Which of the themes receives extensive treatment in the coda? coda1:33

theme 1

Put the musical events in the correct order in which they appear in the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Note that clicking on the cards will select them as answers; do not click on the cards until you are ready to answer the question.

theme 1 in exposition theme 2 in E-flat major theme 2 in C major coda

Listen to the four-note motive of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. What is its rhythm? exposition1:26

short-short-short-long

What is the form of the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

sonata allegro

Fill in the blanks in the following passage about the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, first movement7:31 The first movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is in _______ form, a musical form that functions like a novel or a film script. It is made up of three large sections: the _________, which introduces the main melodic themes, or "characters"; the __________, in which those themes are put in conflict with one another; and the _________, during which the conflict is resolved.

sonata-allegro exposition development recapitulation