Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
A Fifth of Beethoven – Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor	1
Beethoven Symphony No. 5	1
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (Berlin Philharmonic, 1943)	1
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony	1
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (similar dramatic character)	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ surface form: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
associatedConcept	heroic style ⓘ motivic development ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 67 ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndDate	1808 ⓘ
compositionPeriod	1804–1808 ⓘ
compositionStartDate	1804 ⓘ
culturalImpact	one of the most frequently performed symphonies worldwide ⓘ opening motif widely recognized in popular culture ⓘ
finalMovementKey	C major ⓘ
firstMovementKey	C minor ⓘ
firstMovementTitle	Allegro con brio ⓘ
fourthMovementKey	C major ⓘ
fourthMovementTitle	Allegro ⓘ
genre	symphony ⓘ
historicalSignificance	highly influential in the development of the symphonic form ⓘ landmark of Western classical music ⓘ
key	C minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
notableFeature	cyclical use of the opening motif across movements ⓘ dramatic progression from minor to major ⓘ expanded use of trombones, piccolo, and contrabassoon in the finale ⓘ innovative transition from scherzo to finale without pause ⓘ
numberInSeries	5 ⓘ
openingMotif	four-note motif ⓘ
openingMotifDescription	short-short-short-long rhythm ⓘ
openingMotifPopularParaphrase	fate knocking at the door ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 67 ⓘ
orchestration	classical orchestra with added trombones, piccolo, and contrabassoon in the finale ⓘ
period	Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition	Vienna ⓘ
premiereCity	Vienna ⓘ
premiereConductor	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
premiereCountry	Austria ⓘ
premiereDate	1808-12-22 ⓘ
premiereEvent	Beethoven’s 1808 benefit concert ⓘ
premierePlace	Theater an der Wien ⓘ
premiereSharedProgramWork	Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" ⓘ surface form: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
secondMovementKey	A-flat major ⓘ
secondMovementTitle	Andante con moto ⓘ
structure	four-movement symphony ⓘ
style	early Romantic ⓘ
thirdMovementKey	C minor ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle	Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ
tonalityProgression	C minor to C major ⓘ
workOf	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
workSeries	Beethoven symphonies ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

House of Lobkowicz → associatedWithWork → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Walter Murphy → basedOn → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

this entity surface form: A Fifth of Beethoven – Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor

Wilhelm Furtwängler → notableRecording → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (Berlin Philharmonic, 1943)

Ludwig van Beethoven → notableWork → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → premieredTogetherWith → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" → relatedWork → Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (similar dramatic character)