Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony - Eroica (Heroic Symphony) - aged 32-34. This was initially dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte, but following Napoleon’s proclaiming himself as Emperor, the dedication was changed to “a symphony composed to celebrate the memory of a great man”.
Beethoven’s 6th Symphony - Pastoral Symphony - was composed when he was 38.
"Each of the Pastoral’s five movements bears a descriptive title suggesting a scene from life in the country… In the movement Scene by the brook, flute, oboe and clarinet join harmoniously in imitating birdcalls - the nightingale, the quail and the cuckoo."
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - Choral Symphony - aged 54.
In Beethoven’s last symphony, he sets Schiller’s poem titled O de to Joy for a massive chorus and orchestra. “Consistent with his ethical ideals and religious faith, he selected stanzas that emphasize universal fellowship through joy.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Beethoven can be seen as having a theme running through each of his symphonies.
3rd Symphony - idealistic and politically motivated
5th Symphony - Anger, frustration at his own fate/deafness
6th Symphony - Appreciation of nature
9th Symphony - Celebratory and joyous
Beethoven’s style is marked by “the revolutionary element, the free, impulsive,
mysterious, demonic spirit, the underlying conception of music as a mode of
self expression, that fascinated the Romantic generation.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Debussy and Impressionism
“Impressionism did not seek to express deeply felt emotion or tell a story but to evoke a mood, a fleeting sentiment, an atmosphere… Impressionism relied on
allusion and understatement, the antithesis of the forthright, energetic, deep expressions of the Romantics.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Beethoven’s 6th Symphony - Pastoral Symphony - was composed when he was 38.
"Each of the Pastoral’s five movements bears a descriptive title suggesting a scene from life in the country… In the movement Scene by the brook, flute, oboe and clarinet join harmoniously in imitating birdcalls - the nightingale, the quail and the cuckoo."
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony - Choral Symphony - aged 54.
In Beethoven’s last symphony, he sets Schiller’s poem titled O de to Joy for a massive chorus and orchestra. “Consistent with his ethical ideals and religious faith, he selected stanzas that emphasize universal fellowship through joy.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Beethoven can be seen as having a theme running through each of his symphonies.
3rd Symphony - idealistic and politically motivated
5th Symphony - Anger, frustration at his own fate/deafness
6th Symphony - Appreciation of nature
9th Symphony - Celebratory and joyous
Beethoven’s style is marked by “the revolutionary element, the free, impulsive,
mysterious, demonic spirit, the underlying conception of music as a mode of
self expression, that fascinated the Romantic generation.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
Debussy and Impressionism
“Impressionism did not seek to express deeply felt emotion or tell a story but to evoke a mood, a fleeting sentiment, an atmosphere… Impressionism relied on
allusion and understatement, the antithesis of the forthright, energetic, deep expressions of the Romantics.”
Burkholder, J., Grout, D., Palisca, C. (2006) A History of Western Music, 7th Edition, W.W. Norton, New York.
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