1808 – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (c minor)

Question 1

Dev. of Orchestra
1808 – Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (c minor)

Answer 1

• To emphasise a sense of victory Beethoven added some important additional instruments never before employed in a symphony orchestra:
• piccolo, contra-bassoon and 3 trombones.
• The trombones augment the heroic effect of the finale, where they appear for the first time.
• The symbolic victory over the forces of darkness.