Fifth Symphony
Da-da-da-DUM composition
A fifth symphony is the fifth major symphonic work in a composer's output, but the term most often refers to Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor, with its famous four-note opening motif.
That distinctive da-da-da-DUM is among the most recognized passages in Western classical music: The orchestra opened with the Fifth Symphony.
- Ludwig van BeethovenNinth Symphony composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- conductorOne who directs musicians
fate · fate knocking · movement · minor · triumph · deaf · Vienna · baton · strings · brass · timpani · motif · C minor · dramatic · heroic · allegro · finale · concert
- BeethovenFur Elise, Moonlight Sonata, Ode to Joy, Fidelio, Adelaide
musical form/genre
Fifth Symphonyconcerto
Solo-and-orchestra composition
chamber music · string quartet · opera · art song · tone poem