Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Scott Stanton)

Subtitle: 1st Movement (Excerpt)

This work bears the designation Opus 67.

General Info

Year: 1804-1808 / 2014
Duration: c. 1:55
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $50.00;   |   Score Only (print) - $6.00

Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1
C Instruments

• Flute
• Piccolo
• Violin

B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet
• B-flat Soprano Saxophone

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• E-flat Clarinet

Part 2
C Instruments

• Flute
• Piccolo
• Violin

B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Clarinet
• B-flat Trumpet

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Saxophone
• E-flat Alto Clarinet
• E-flat Horn

Horn in F
Part 3
B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• Euphonium T.C.
• B-flat Trombone T.C.

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Alto Clarinet
• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• E-flat Horn

Bass Clef

• Trombone
• Euphonium B.C.
• Cello
• Bassoon

Horn in F
Viola
Part 4
B-flat Instruments

• B-flat Bass Clarinet
• B-flat Tenor Saxophone
• Euphonium T.C.
• Bassoon

E-flat Instruments

• E-flat Baritone Saxophone
• E-flat Alto Clarinet
• E-flat Contra-Alto Clarinet
• E-flat Tuba

Bass Clef Instruments

• Trombone
• Euphonium B.C.
• Cello
• Bassoon

Bass Part

• String Bass
• Electric Bass Guitar
• Keyboard Bass
• Trombone
• Euphonium B.C.
• Cello
• Bassoon

Tuba Part
Keyboards

• Piano
• Electric Piano
• Synthesizer
• Accordion
• Organ

Timpani
Percussion

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Marimba
• Orchestra Bells
• Snare Drum
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

One of Beethoven’s best-known themes arranged by Scott Stanton for small bands, or those with instrumentation limitations. All students should be exposed to the great masters.

- Program Note by publisher

The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 67, was written between 1804 and 1808. It is one of the best-known compositions in classical music and one of the most frequently played symphonies, and it is widely considered one of the cornerstones of Western music.

First performed in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterward. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as "one of the most important works of the time".

As is typical of symphonies in the classical period, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in four movements. The first movement opens with the four-note motif discussed above, one of the most famous motifs in Western music.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. MIDI realization

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Works for Winds by this Composer

Adaptable Music

• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

• Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
• Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna)
• Drei zapfenstreiche
• Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
• Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/197-?)
• Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/12015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
• Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
• First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1921)
• Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
• For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
• Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
• Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
• Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• The Heavens Resound
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland)
• Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/197-?)
• March in B-flat. See: Marsch
• March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
• Military March (Beethoven) (adapt. Greissle) (1945)
• Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
• Octet (1792/1834)
• Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
• Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
• Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
• Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16
• Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
• Rondino (1793/195-?)
• Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920)
• Scherzo from "Symphony No 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
• Sextet (1796)
• Siegess­in­fonie
• Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
• Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
• Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey)
  • First and Second Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor
  • Third and Fourth Movements (arr. Godfrey). See: Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/)
• Symphony No. 7 (arr. Wedlak) (1812/1989?)
• Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
• Three Equale
• Marcia alla turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
• Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
• The Yorck Marche. See: March in F

Resources

• Perusal score
• Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven), Wikipedia Accessed 28 May 2020