CH 15 BEETHOVEN PART 1 STUDY GUIDE

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The first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor begins, in the first two measures

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loudly and emphatically.

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The first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is dominated by a repeated

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motive.

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While the lyrical second theme occurs, what is happening in the background of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

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The opening motive is heard.

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What gives the opening of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor its “improvisational, primal quality”?

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the use of fermatas in the presentation of the opening motive

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What is the form of the first movement of Symphony No. 5 in C Minor?

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sonata

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From what condition did Beethoven suffer?

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deafness

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Which best describes the early nineteenth-century concept of the artist as exemplified by Beethoven? Options: an artisan under the authority of the court, an artisan under the authority of the church, an inspired soul who suffered to deliver art to humanity, a socialite who catered to the desires of the aristocracy in artistic matters

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an inspired soul who suffered to deliver art to humanity

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Beethoven wrote music in both the ________ style and the ________ style.

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Classical; Romantic

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What political figure inspired Beethoven in composing the Eroica Symphony?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated? Options: symphony, cantata, opera, rap

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symphony