Symphony Listening Program - Beethoven
- What
- Symphony Listening Program - Beethoven
- When
- 2/17/2026
Day 1: This week's feature composer is Ludwig van Beethoven. The feature composition is the third movement from Symphony No. 1. Beethoven composed his first symphony almost 200 years ago, in 1799. A symphony is a musical composition written for orchestra-strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Beethoven wrote his symphony for an orchestra made up of violins, violas, cellos, double basses, two flutes, two oboes, two bassoons, two clarinets, two French horns, two trumpets, and tympani.
Day 2: This week's feature composer is Ludwig van Beethoven. The feature composition is the third movement from Symphony No. 1. A symphony is a musical composition written for orchestra-strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. In the third movement of his first symphony, Beethoven composed two different main musical ideas. The first idea is a brisk, accented theme for the strings. The second main idea is a smooth, gentle theme for the woodwinds and horns. Beethoven knew how to use the personalities of the instruments of the orchestra to make his themes interesting to follow.
Day 3: This week's feature composer is Ludwig van Beethoven. The feature composition is the third movement from Symphony No. 1. Beethoven used the different sounds of the instruments of the orchestra to organize the music he composed for his third movement. First, Beethoven composed a fast, accented theme for the strings. Next, he composed a smooth, gentle theme for the woodwinds and horns. Beethoven wanted a contrast and used the different personalities of the instruments to achieve it. Beethoven ended the third movement by having the strings repeat the fast, accented theme.
Day 4: This week's feature composer is Ludwig van Beethoven. The feature composition is the third movement from Symphony No. i. Beethoven begins the third movement of his symphony with a fast, accented theme for the strings. In the middle, he composed a smooth, gentle theme for the woodwinds and horns. To finish the movement, Beethoven repeats the fast, accented theme in the strings. Beethoven knew how to use the personalities of the instruments of the orchestra to make his themes interesting to follow.
Day 5: The week's feature composition is the third movement from Symphony No. 1. Can you think of the name of the composer? (Short pause). Did you think of Ludwig van Beethoven? That's right. Beethoven organized the third movement in three sections. He composed a fast, accented theme for the strings at the beginning, a smooth, gentle theme for the woodwinds and horns in the middle, and then repeated the fast, accented theme for the strings at the end.