Symphony No.5/Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Symphony No.5/Eine kleine Nachtmusik Two names that were prevalent during the Classical era of music were Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. These two composers have written many pieces of music, but two that stand out are Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 5” and Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”. Both of these pieces were composed within twenty years of each other, and parallels between the two pieces of work can be noticed. Even though the two pieces are similar in terms of structure, each has its own distinctions in terms of its mood, melody, and rhythm. Analyzing the structure of “Symphony No. 5” and “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” can reveal the similarities of the two pieces. As both pieces are composed in a sonata-allegro form, they are divided into three main sections: the exposition, the development, and the recapitulation. Both works begin with an exposition, a major theme that will be prevalent throughout the song. The exposition is followed by a second theme that contrasts with the first, but still retains the main theme of the song. Both pieces have a second theme that incorporates a slower rhythm to give the listener a break from the more dramatic tones of the first. The second theme then transitions into the closing theme, which wraps up the first two themes and prepares the audience for the next section of the piece. After playing the exposition for the first time, each piece then repeats the exposition a second time, allowing listeners to experience theme again before the development. The development is a section of a piece that takes the main theme of the exposition and manipulates it. Following the development is the final section, the recapitulation. In the recapitulation, the three themes from the exposition are repeated, but with slight differences that give the audience a different feel for the piece. Both works also end with a coda, a section added to the end of a piece that repeats the main theme of the piece, and brings