3RD MOVEMENT BEETHOVENS 5TH SYMPHONY

• What is the role of the Horns?


  Add light texture, provide contrast, enter with soaring melodies
• What is the structure of Beethoven‘s 3rd Symphony?

  Scherzo(ABA)

  • A section(Scherzo)
  • B section (Trio)
  • A section(Scherzo)
• What happens at the end of the 3rd movement?


  builds suspense, then transitions seamlessly into the 4th movement.
• What is the mood of the 3rd Movement ?

  Dark, mysterious and suspensful, contrasting with the previous movements.
• What key does the 3rd movement start in? 


  C minor
• When was this Symphony first performed?

  1808
• What key does the trio begin in?


  C major - tonic major
• What is the italian tempo marking of the 3rd Movement?

  Allegro
• What instruments first announce the theme in the Trio?


  French horns
• What is the function of the Dominant 7th chord at the end of the trio?


  Building Tension.
• What does zu 2 mean?


  Two players on the same part
• How does Beethoven build excitement in the first part of the Trio?


  Bold, rhythmic horn themes and a march-like character.
• Why does Beethoven write out the repeat instead of using repeat markings in the Trio?


  For clarity and to guide the performers directly.
• How does Beethoven end the trio?


  Soft, fading pizzicato bass.
• What key does movement 3 start in?


  C minor
• When is the first time that the orchestra plays tutti?


  At the start of the trio.
• What key is the clarinet in?

  B-flat
• What key does the movement return to in the last section (Scherzo)?


  C minor.
• How does Beethoven indicate that the fourth movement follows without a break?


  Uses pizzicato to seamlessly connect the third and fourth movement.
• How does the Link section build up to the fourth movement?


  Increasing dynamics, adding instruments, and creating a crescendo.