Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 In C Minor: The First Movement

In Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5 in C minor the first movement is called Allergro con brio and it is in sonata form. This movement is very intense and strong sounding and has a single rhythmic motive that is short-short-short-long. The first theme of this movement is in C minor. Throughout this theme he shifts the motive to different pitches and instruments. The second theme is in E flat major and starts with a varied basic motive of short-short-short-long-long-long. The horns starts a new melody that is calm sounding compared to the opening of this movement. In this movement you can hear horns, some woodwind instruments and some string instruments. This movement has a dramatic climax and the closing section starts in C major and moves into C minor.
This movement for the most part seems calm and peaceful. It seems to have two parts prior to the middle of this movement. The first part has cellos and violas and the second part has clarinets. Then the full orchestra plays. Once you get to the middle of this movement you can hear the woodwinds play. At the end of this movement it seems to go back to the main melody theme played by the full orchestra.

The third movement is called the Allegro it is a rapid movement and is a scherzo in C minor. It has three sections in this movement such as A (scherzo), B (trio), and A’ (scherzo). The A (scherzo) has a rhythmic pattern of short-short-short-long and resembles the basic motive of the first movement. The B section (trio) mode appears to be major and sounds hurried and energized. In this section you can hear the cellos and basses. The A’ (scherzo) sounds gloomy and you can hear the clarinets and violins well. Then at the end of this movement the gloominess comes to an end and it becomes happier