Question

1. Which of the following is notone of the main features of Beethoven’s “symphonic ideal” as evidenced in his Fifth Symphony?
   1. Motivic drive
   2. Rhythmic consistency
   3. Psychological progression
   4. Strict adherence to form and classical musical ideals

1. Which of the following statements about Beethoven is false?
   1. Beethoven’s music enjoyed wild popularity during his lifetime but then was largely forgotten until the 20^thcentury.
   2. Beethoven’s work bridges the Classical and Romantic styles.
   3. For many, Beethoven’s works represent the ideal artist who strove to create works that showed personal elements as well as trying to elevate art in society.
   4. Beethoven lived and worked in a time when musicians and their music was being taken more seriously than ever before.

Answer 1

1.

a) Motivic drive

2.

A) Beethoven's music enjoyed wild popularity during his lifetime but then was largely forgotten until the 20thcentury.

Explanation:

1.

Explanation:

Beethoven has said that his opening is called "Fate knocking at the port," but nowadays is greatly debunked as credible hearsay. Several associates sought to magnify their value by requesting unique insights as Beethoven's posthumous popularity rose. But Beethoven did not trivialize his inventions with a single connotation, as was the case with one whose talent resides more in the abstract field of music than a particular art. Yet, this work shows, not in the form of a novel, but rather as an emotional catharsis, a Romantic ideal for an expressive journey.

The commanding opening figure penetrates the work as a whole, "Fate" or not. The first step is terrible and determining, but full of continuous conflict and energy, as the glimmer of hope gushes through an unrelenting storm. It's a building miracle with all the ideas firmly embedded in the first four-note sentence - even a second lyrical theme is on top of it and finally flips it over.

A fluctuating collection of variations, leisurely but with regulated power increases, relieves the concentrated pressure. Next comes a determined march largely based on the relentless rhythm of the opening theme, which descends into a hushed section of coiled suspense and then bursts in the end, a thrilling scream of C major victory. By masterminding the effect by re-calling the thick section of the Third Movement March in a masterstroke, Beethoven repeats the victorious blast. The job finishes in a respiratory coda based on the variants of the motif for the continuation of the happy destination.

Whereas Mozart may have eventually written masterpieces right at the top, Beethoven battled for almost a decade over the fifth.

Beethoven's portrait Many initial ideas and designs found in his notebooks began traditionally, with long and uniform repetitions. Beethoven, as a great composer, delved into his material to explore it and to improve its full potential, and he continually condensed it and tightened it as an equally excellent publisher. In its final form, the Fifth is not only a masterpiece of creativity but a masterpiece of conciseness; unlike films and novels, we think great and minor changes are contradictory.

2.

Explanation:

The development of a narrow culture of classical music, which flourished in the centuries after his death in 1827 was little for Beethoven himself. In an 1819 letter, he proclaimed the object of his art of 'democracy and progress.' His politics tended towards the revolutionary. But Beethoven has made him a true symbol of classical music because he was the world's most performed composer in 2019.

With the 250th anniversary of the composer in 2020, it is an ideal time to rediscover the message of resilience and transformation in the Fifth, particularly when conventional bodies are trying to mediate their inclusion and preservation objectives.

New works are commissioned, taken to the streets, the classic canon revision, and the Fifth news are all a part of an attempt to advance classical institutions and the public as they respect the past. This initiative does not tarnish the legacy of Beethoven - it simply honors a composer who tried to smash all the laws of a better world.

Beethoven and his music have been spoken about by expert biographers, classical music fans, and educated musicians who are acquainted with the composer and his music well. Scores were closely studied as an effort to look into a genius; an intimate study of manuscripts revealed the contents of his letters and historical and political contextual accounts of the days in which he had lived exist for those trying to better understand the circumstances in which Beethoven was born.