Vocabulary-Symphony No 5, p. 71

Question 1

Provide definition and give associated title and its genre and composer

Symphony

Answer 1

Symphony is a multi-movement orchestral work originating in the Classical period and it usually has four movement and at least one movement (usually the first one) is in sonata form.

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 2

What is the term for the definition below and provide associated title and its genre and composer

What is a multi-movement orchestral work originating in the Classical period and it usually has four movement and at least one movement (usually the first one) is in sonata form?

Answer 2

Symphony

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 3

What is the term for the definition below and provide associated title and its genre and composer

What form did Beethoven use instead of menuet and trio as the third movement in a sonata cycle?

Answer 3

Scherzo and trio

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 4

Provide definition and give associated title and its genre and composer

scherzo and trio

Answer 4

Scherzo and trio in Italian means ‘jest’ or ‘joke’. Beethoven used scherzo and trio instead of menuet and trio as the third movements in the sonata cycle. Scherzo and trio is more dramatic than the elegant menuet. Scherzo & trio has a contrasting middle section (trio) so it’s a ABA form (Scherzo-trio-scherzo).

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 5

Provide definition and give associated title and its genre and composer

motive

Answer 5

A motive is a short or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody.

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 6

What is the term for the definition below and provide associated title and its genre and composer

What is a short or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody.

Answer 6

motive

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 7

Provide definition and give associated title and its genre and composer

cyclical structure

Answer 7

Cyclical structure is material heard in one movement will occur in later movements and this creates a structural unity in a multi-movement work.

Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven

Question 8

What is the term for the definition below and provide associated title and its genre and composer

What is the type of structure in which material heard in one movement will occur in later movements and this creates a structural unity in a multi-movement work?

Answer 8

Cyclical structure
Symphony No 5 in C Minor, op. 67, Symphony, Beethoven