Symphony No 5 in C minor

Question 1

when was sym. no 5 composed?

Answer 1

1807-1808 (middle period)

Question 2

what instruments were used for the first time in Sym no. 5?

Answer 2

piccolo, and contrabassoons

Question 3

sym no. 5 , first movement:
Key-
Form-
Tempo
Time signature

Answer 3

key: C minor
form: sonata form
tempo: Allegro con brio
time signature: 2/4

Question 4

what is the form of symphony no 5 first movement?

Answer 4

SONATA FORM

Question 5

sym no. 5 second movement:
key: 
form:
tempo: 
time sig:

Answer 5

key: A flat major
form: two themes with variations
tempo: andante con moto
time sig: 3/8

Question 6

what is the form of sym no. 5 second movement??

Answer 6

TWO THEMES AND VARIATIONS

Question 7

describe theme 1 of Beethoven sym no 5 first movement in the exposition

Answer 7

the famous four note motive, short short short long.

fermatas arrest the forward drive

Question 8

describe Theme A from the second movement of sym no 5

Answer 8

grows out of an ascending broken Ab triad
elegant dotted rhythms,
dolce and legato

Question 9

describe Theme B from the second movement of sym no 5

Answer 9

based on the short short short long motive, but marked dolce and legato (in Ab major, shifts to C major)

Question 10

describe the variations in sym no 5 second movement

Answer 10

Theme A becomes faster (eighth notes become sixteenths, sixteenths become thirty-seconds) and lower in the strings with variations 1-3. B remains unchanged until var 3 when it is in C major
Var. 4: theme a is played in Ab MINOR in a march like fashion

Question 11

Sym no 5 , third movement
key:
form:
Tempo: 
time sig.

Answer 11

key: c minor
form: ABA (scherzo trio scherzo)
tempo: allegro
time sig: 3/4

Question 12

describe the themes of the scherzo in third movement of sym no 5

Answer 12

first theme: rocket theme in low strings
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second theme: ff French hors, recall the short short short long rhythm

Question 13

sym no 5, third movement, the trio is in what key

Answer 13

C

Question 14

sym no 5 third movement, the scherzo returns

describe what is heard

Answer 14

pizzicato strings
timpani play short short short long
blazing crescendo into fourth movement

Question 15

Sym no 5, fourth movement
key:
form:
tempo:
key sig:

Answer 15

key: c major
form: sonata
tempo: allegro
time sig: C

Question 16

Describe the trio section of sim 5

Answer 16

Moves to c major

Double basses play running eighth notes