Beethoven Fifth Symphony Essay

In the first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony it reflects Beethoven’s personal battle raging inside himself as he fought against his own emotions writing the composition. The piece starts out with the exposition exploiting the thirst theme with the well-known four notes often used on television. The theme varies from a soft, piano melody to a pounding almost “frustrated” forte notes. With the constant shifts it is easy to hear the internal conflict between two strong feelings: contentment and anger. Throughout the course of this part of the exposition I personally feel conflict, whether it be internal or external. There is a fight that is bold and not silent.
At the rise of the second theme the mood bellows a jubilee tune with a light …show more content…
Slowly a crescendo builds and returns the “raging” notes. In the development there was a feeling of battling against reiterating the overall feeling of the piece itself. I feel a rising sensation of urgency and impatience creeping in, as the battle still does not have a victor. The development eventually leads to the next section.
During the thematic degradation you can hear, as Beethoven’s two notes get past back and forth. Everything then residues to an andante tempo and illuminating the tension that had just occurred in the exposition and the development. After listening to the song in it’s entirety several days I noticed that this section is building and “preparing” the audience for the bold recapitulation that is about to occur. The thematic degradation is setting a calm mood before the final battle immerses from the shadows to complete this song.
Comparatively to the other supporting parts the first theme recapitulation is shorter in length than the others. It is returning the “battle” back to the first theme of the expositions with the victorious four notes, the fighting dynamics and the swaying emotions between peace and violence. I felt as if it were the preparation scene before the last