Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Traditional Tuesday: Beethoven Symphony 5 movement III and IV (smalin)

After the low string into with high string response
I like to sing "this is the 3rd, this is the 3rd, this is the 3rd movement" to the tune started in the horns
This faster paced lively movement is enjoyable, I should listen to it more often
The strings hit the ascending line with such vigor and excitement
then trailing off with higher winds and solos into pizzicato
restatement of beginning Low string intro/high string response with different instrumentation and more pizzicato
restatement of the "this is the 3rd" in various solos

sustained strings------represented in blue, building of intensity
 Movement 4
Brass enter with a promenade like entrance with full sound into a dance like theme, don't miss the squeaky piccolo

this next theme goes into what I call the ET (John Williams theme) just before the 6 minute mark

things seems to be wrapping up and accelerating around 6:36

but then they head back into the dance like figures with flute and then new darker tonality, low brass
stings call, brass response
all orchestra builds into sustained chord
then pizzicato into "this is the 3rd" theme to oboe sustained counter melody
adding bassoon
accelerating into restatement of the brass promenade/dance section with piccolo squeaks
into the ET theme
just before 12 minutes nice stricking and then woodwind solo, into coda section with piccolo trill and ascending shrills, bouncing into serious work with strings filling out melody then staccato section to end with one long tone


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