What is a description of beethoven's 5th symphony?

Answer 1

While there are a number of "Fifth Symphonies," by far the most well known is Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. A symphony is a themed collection of pieces of music, composers didn't "name" them in the Pop Music sense but gave them titles according to the key in which they are written i.e. "Symphony in C", however once you have written more than one symphony in the same key it becomes necessary to number them, so a "fifth symphony" is the fifth symphony written by a composer.

Answer 2

I never thought it had a name, like some of the others (Eroica, Pastoral, Choral) but on reading the booklet inside my DGG 9 symphonies box set (Karajan) SKL101/8 it makes a passing comment to it being called the "Destiny Symphony" after a story by "Schindler" that Beethoven himself described the opening of thefirst movement as "Fate knocking at the door!" Ever since it has supposed to represent fate, both personal and universal.

So there y'are ! I didn't know till I stumbled on that one in that booklet

Answer 3

Emperor Concerto

Correction:

The answer above refers to one of Beethoven's Piano Concerti, not a Symphony.

Beethoven's 5th symphony did not have a name. It was simply Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67, composed in 1807.

Answer 4

Many composers wrote 5 or more symphonies, including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler.

Answer 5

classical