8 Questions
Do the cellos and basses have the opening motif every four bars in inversion during the violin melody starting at b63?
True
Do the 1st violins modify the main motif in the exposition of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 to create stepwise movement?
True
Is the interval between the final quaver and first note in the modified melody starting at b62 a minor third?
False
Does the last time the rest of the orchestra join in the new version of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 lead to an imperfect cadence in b20–21, including an augmented 6th chord in b20?
True
Does the rising and falling figure in bars b84-b93 use the opening motif rhythm?
True
Is the new version of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 played three times, with imitation a bar later and in inversion from the 2nd violins and violas?
True
Is it immediately clear which key the symphony is in from the opening five bars?
False
Does Beethoven achieve modulating to a different key for the 2nd subject very swiftly and dramatically in the transition section of the exposition of his Symphony No. 5 by suddenly moving onto a ff diminished seventh chord in b52 and using the same chord for five bars?
True
Study Notes
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 Analysis
- Cellos and basses repeat the opening motif in inversion every four bars during the violin melody starting at bar 63.
Melodic Motifs
- The 1st violins modify the main motif in the exposition to create stepwise movement.
- The interval between the final quaver and first note in the modified melody starting at bar 62 is a minor third.
Harmonic Structure
- The final re-entry of the orchestra in bar 20-21 leads to an imperfect cadence, featuring an augmented 6th chord in bar 20.
Rhythmic Patterns
- The rising and falling figure in bars 84-93 uses the opening motif rhythm.
Imitation and Texture
- The new version of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is played three times, with imitation a bar later and in inversion from the 2nd violins and violas.
Tonality and Modulation
- The key of the symphony is not immediately clear from the opening five bars.
- Beethoven modulates to a different key for the 2nd subject swiftly and dramatically in the transition section by introducing a ff diminished seventh chord in bar 52, which is sustained for five bars.
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