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Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 · IV. Ode to Joy

Sat: 652,981,023·12.4 KB·2025-11-12 14:32 UTC

6 confirms

Debussy · Clair de Lune

Sat: 652,980,918·3.7 KB·2025-11-12 13:18 UTC

3 confirms

Bach · Goldberg Variations · Aria

Sat: 652,879,401·9.1 KB·2025-11-11 22:45 UTC

12 confirms

Shostakovich · String Quartet No. 8 · I. Allegro

Sat: 652,770,205·10.8 KB·2025-11-10 19:12 UTC

4 confirms

Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 21 · II. Andante

Sat: 652,661,112·8.0 KB·2025-11-09 16:33 UTC

15 confirms

Beethoven · Piano Sonata No. 14 · I. Adagio

Sat: 652,550,089·5.3 KB·2025-11-08 11:20 UTC

20 confirms

Revolutionary Form

Beethoven transcended the Classical style to forge a deeply personal, expressive language that would define Romanticism. His innovations in structure, harmony, and emotional depth permanently altered the trajectory of Western music.

"I shall seize Fate by the throat; it shall not bend me completely to its will."— Beethoven, 1801

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

4 movements inscribed

Inscription: ord_a3f8e2... · 48.7 KB total

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

4 movements inscribed

Inscription: ord_0f3a9e... · 52.1 KB total

Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

3 movements inscribed

Inscription: ord_7b2c4d... · 15.3 KB total

String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131

7 movements inscribed

Inscription: ord_9e1f6a... · 34.2 KB total

Musicological Context

Beethoven's late works demonstrate unprecedented structural innovation, expanding sonata form and introducing cyclic unity across movements. His use of motivic development—especially the famous four-note motif of the Fifth Symphony—redefined thematic economy.

♩ = 132

Symphony No. 5 · Movement I

Allegro con brio·7:12 Duration·Sonata-Allegro Form

Musical Architecture

Exposition

Measures 1–124

Development

Measures 125–248

Recapitulation

Measures 249–390

Coda

Measures 391–502

Instrumentation

Piano (Acoustic Grand) · Violin I · Violin II · Viola · Cello · Contrabass

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Latest Inscription

Ode to Joy

Beethoven · Symphony No. 9 · Movement IV

2025-11-12 14:32 12.4 KB6 confirmations

Clair de Lune

Claude Debussy

Sat: 652,980,918·3.7 KB·3 confirms

2025-11-12 13:18 UTC

Goldberg Variations · Aria

Johann Sebastian Bach

Sat: 652,879,401·9.1 KB·12 confirms

2025-11-11 22:45 UTC

String Quartet No. 8 · I. Allegro

Dmitri Shostakovich

Sat: 652,770,205·10.8 KB·4 confirms

2025-11-10 19:12 UTC

Piano Concerto No. 21 · II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sat: 652,661,112·8.0 KB·15 confirms

2025-11-09 16:33 UTC

Provenance Details

Inscription IDord_0f3a9e...
Transaction1b2c3d4e...
Block Height820,451
Owner Wallet1BthvN...

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