How Does Beethoven's Music Influence Contemporary Performance?
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
Tempo - Beethoven has a sort of obsession with the metronome and used Maalzel metronome markings for all his compositions. The first movement, "Allegro con Brio" , is very fast paced. The second, third, and fourth movements ("Andante con Moto", "allegro", and "Allegro") are also very fast paced. But the fourth movement is a little bit slower than the others.
The tempo in the traditional symphonic performance is much slower than the tempo in the contemporary performance.
Dynamics - Beethoven used very dramatic changes in dynamics in his music to give his symphonic writing a unique sense of style. No composer before Beethoven had the orchestration skills he had. He often used aggressive orchestral "tuttis",
Tempo - Beethoven has a sort of obsession with the metronome and used Maalzel metronome markings for all his compositions. The first movement, "Allegro con Brio" , is very fast paced. The second, third, and fourth movements ("Andante con Moto", "allegro", and "Allegro") are also very fast paced. But the fourth movement is a little bit slower than the others.
The tempo in the traditional symphonic performance is much slower than the tempo in the contemporary performance.
Dynamics - Beethoven used very dramatic changes in dynamics in his music to give his symphonic writing a unique sense of style. No composer before Beethoven had the orchestration skills he had. He often used aggressive orchestral "tuttis",