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Symphony
- Beethoven brought the symphony to dizzying new heights
- Symphony No. 9 thought to be pinnacle of symphony writing
- Includes a choir, new harmonies, rhythms, forms, and programmatic themes
- Mahler then wrote a Symphony for 1000, and Berlioz wrote a 5-movement work (Symphony Fantastique) to try to rival Beethoven
- Curse of the 9th!!
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azLU9A7dgaw
Symphony
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- Intro
- Que Romantica!
- The Romantic Symphony Started Around Beethoven's 5th
- Symphony Criticized for Lacking Emotion and Meaning
- Opposite is True in Romantic
- Instrumental Music Closer to Pure Emotion Because No Text
- Every Composer Had to Compose a Symphony as a Rite of Passage
- Symphony Characteristics
- Stayed Remarkably Intact Into the 20th Century
- 3, 4, or 5 Movements
- Movement 1: An Extended Opening Movement in Sonata Form
- Movement 2: A Lyrical Slow Movement In Sonata Form, ABA, or Theme and Variations
- Movement 3: A Dance-Inspired Scherzo Movement, Usually in Triple Meter
- Movement 4: A Fast Finale
- Beethoven's Heroic Decade
- Heiligenstadt Testament: Letter to Brother
- Beethoven Saw Art as Redemption
- Then Came the 9th
- Symphony 9 (1823): 'Ode to Joy'
- Redefined the Symphony as More Than a Musical Entertainment
- Curse of the 9th
- First Symphony to Have a Chorus
- Listening to 'Ode to Joy'
- Completely Unified Themes Throughout Movements
- Monumental Themes
- Created a Crisis for Future Generations
- First Time that New Composers were Competing with the Past
- Romantic Composers
- Mendelssohn Threw Away 3 Complete Symphonies
- Schubert Got Sick and Died Writing His 9th
- Brahms was Anti-Program, Reinvented In Other Ways
- Berlioz First Real Competitor
- Mahler Wrote a Symphony for 1000 People
- Wagner said Beethoven's 9th was the Pinnacle
- One Reason for Rise of Symphonic Poem
- Review





























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