Analysis Of Beethoven Fifth Symphony

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Music has the ability to manipulate human emotions, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony first movement is not the exception. The contour of the movement elicits a plethora of emotions from triumphant to distress with all accompanied emotions in between. As I listened to the symphony, a movie played in my mind allowing me to visualize the emotions that the characters would have at that time. In this movement, the first four notes set the mood.
As the exposition is played, I can understand why the piece was used for World War II. The air of victory is palpable with dot, dot, dot, dash. It provokes courage and would allow you to be daring, even taunting, and successful. Yet, there is more to the exposition than just the initial theme.
The second