Symphony no. 5 definitely stood out in all aspects of the piece to me. What I see as effective is how well the audience is drawn into the piece. From the moment this symphony begins, the audience is forced to direct their attention towards the music due to the full orchestra presenting the first tune in fortissimo and then directly moving to piano. The opening series of notes, in the pattern of short-short-short-long with fermatas on the last note, causes startling intrigue in the listener. Here, Beethoven defies the typical, slow introduction pattern. The introduction, along with the rest of the symphony, is full of staccato notes, making it the center of attention. This introduction also lends no prediction to where it is going next. This
