Beethoven Seventh Symphony Analysis

It was not too long ago that I started listening to the music of Beethoven out of interest. I had always dreamed of organizing my own symphony, making each and every piece with the technical mastery of that of the most incredible composers like him. When it came to portraying serious emotions such as anger, frustration or even sorrow; few could contest Beethoven. For this assignment, I decided to go with one of my favourite pieces of his: Symphony No. 7. Focusing on the second movement, before even getting halfway through, I began to picture what felt to me as an organized take-over of sorts. The kind employed by a group of people wanting to undermine a higher power to establish what they think is a better place, under a greater leadership. …show more content…
His expression of various emotions up until then had yet to contain what George Grove referred to as “moods and manners” (Grove, 1896). The seventh symphony was a challenge he set forth to accomplish that introduced a more upbeat, lively vibe to his music that he hadn’t demonstrated before. The reactions to the piece when first presented to an audience were terrific. It gave off a very grand feeling unlike any other. As detailed by Grove, there is a chord being played just as I expected. Specifically, in the A key (Grove, 1896). The middle section is indeed played on the flute which is said to add to a “romantic” feeling with “swift and unexpected changes and contrasts, exciting the imagination to the highest degree” (Grove, 1896). I would believe this is most prominently shown during the transition between the first and second parts as I mentioned earlier. Another similarity to what I thought and what is also described by Grover is that there is a change from loud to soft in volume (Grove, 1896). David Lidov indicates that this piece is in fact in the ternary form as I had thought, while also mentioning that the piece is played with the allegretto