Symphony no.3 "Eroica" movement III

Beethoven

This piece was very up beat. The main theme was restated several times through sequence. The piece begins by establishing a compound duple time signature on eighths in the bass. The main motif is always stated within its own, phrase, and signals the end of a phrase ending in an IAC. The motif is used to shape the piece, by how much space is between the next statement of it. The lack of length in note duration in the motif creates a contrast to the middle section of the piece, which is a horn solo, with much longer note durations and cadences. There is also a major contrast due to the fact that the eighths have stopped in the bass. Overall, the solfege in the piece is more jumpy, not a lot of intervals that are close together, giving it that flighty, energetic feel. Overall, I liked the piece, but got tired of listening to it after five or six times. I had a really nice blog written about it, but the computer didn't seem to like it.