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Sonata Form in the First Movement of Beethoven's 5th
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that a symphony should demonstrate "the flowering of an extended composition from a kernel (of a musical idea) by a process of organic growth" (Machlis 224). What is meant by
this statement is that a composer will start with a motive, that is, a simple musical idea that consists of just a few measures. Then, this concept will be developed
via the framework provided by the sonata form into a musical entity that appears to have grown "naturally" as a logical consequence of the initial idea. No other
work in classical music surpasses Beethovens Fifth Symphony for expressed this principle. A motivic analysis of the first movement of Beethovens Fifth Symphony will reveal that it is the quintessential
expression of the sonata form, which is the basic instrumental form of classical music and the ideal embodiment of the major-minor system of tonality. Beethoven used the structure provided
by the sonata form to weave a complex fabric of sound that, while structured, calls up a deep emotional response. Basically, it celebrates the triumph of reason over chaos. There
is strong emotion, but it is tamed by the framework of the sonata form. This, essentially, expresses the whole philosophy of the Age of Reason, that is the Enlightenment, in
which Beethoven wrote. In order to understand how the first movement of Beethovens Fifth Symphony demonstrates the sonata form, it is first necessary to establish exactly what is meant
by this term. This term can be confusing since it has a different meaning in music theory then it does in general use. For performance purposes, the term "sonata" refers
to a specific form of instrumental music that involves just one or two instruments. Beethovens most famous example is the "Moonlight Sonata" for piano. However, in music theory this term
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