bethooven
...¦s 5th symphony includes the three main sections of classic Sonata form, called Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation. In the first movement the theme is introduced and then played by different instruments, and eventually the entire orchestra is incorporated in the piece. The second movement in theme and variation form is a complete change in mood from the first movement. The melody is lighter then the first movement contrasting the two. A major difference between most classical artists like Handel is apparent in the third movement. Beethoven uses a scherzo & trio, versus a minuet & Trio, for the third movement of the symphony. The fourth movement is undeniably the pinnacle of the entire symphony, where Beethoven goes all out to end his piece in Sonata form, instead of a rondo form that was a more popular final form to use at the time. The Twentieth Century period brought about a serious difference in music than the Classical period. With Phenomenal changes in technology and global communications serious changes were made since the classical period. The major changes were that: „« All sounds are possible (even no sounds). „« New instruments and the sounds of popular music have changed the soundscape of the twentieth century. „« Contrapuntal textures prevail in art traditions. Popular traditions are centered on homophonic textures. „« Rhythmic language can be enormously complex. „« Melodies can be long and abstract or reduced to small gestures. „« Any harmonic combination is possible. Composers have made use of extreme dissonance as well as microtonal intervals. „« Form can be controlled to an almost infinite degree, or it may be the result of improvisation and chance (Essentials of music). Aaron Copelandˇ¦s Billy the kid, is dramatically different than Beethovenˇ¦s 5th symphony. The only likeness I see between the two is that they were both transition artists, With Beethoven starting the transition from the classical to the romantic period, and Copeland being on the verge of Jazz music. Aaron Copland created a musical style that combined the myths of the American West and the styles of ...