This essay will compare Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21, with his Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93. ... It is interspersed with syncopated motifs using diminished harmony (Example 3 Track 1 05:30-05:44). ... Around the time that he began these symphonies, Vienna had been under siege by Napoleon's army, the second time that the French occupied the Austrian capital, which was a time of hardship. ... The second movement, Allegretto scherzando, as its name suggest, has a humorous note. ... In Symphony no. 1 Beethoven writes a slow introduction to the usual fast first mo...

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