<span> <span> A symphony is a symphony. Beethoven's 3rd and 5th symphonies certainly influenced other composers, but symphonic structure itself hasn't been redefined. Symphonie Fantastique is a symphony in name only; likewise the Rustic Wedding Symphony by Karl Goldmark - very pleasing music, but not really symphonic. César Franck included a cor anglais in his D minor symphony, and one critic remarked that it wasn't really a symphony *because* a cor anglais was included. Adding a chorus and/or vocal soloists doesn't alter symphonic form.
The occasion of the Fifth Symphony appears very striking and fearless. The complete symphony appears like a conflict that commences from those four letters.
People have frequently said that those four letters describe fate beating at the gate. By the season we get to the closing shift (the end), the music has matured larger rather of the minor.
