2014 Marks the 244th Year Since Beethoven's Birth
That was too many "4's" to be a coincidence so we made this conductor's baton using the first
four notes of his 5th Symphony. The perfect gift for the Beethoven aficionado.
The
Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van Beethoven's Op. 67, was written in 1804–1808. It is one of the best-known musical compositions in classical music, and one of the most frequently played symphonies. First performed in Vienna's Theater an der Wien in 1808, the work achieved its prodigious reputation soon afterwards. E. T. A. Hoffmann described the symphony as "one of the most important works of the time".
It begins by stating a distinctive four-note "short-short-short-long" motif twice: (
listen)
The symphony, and the four-note opening motif in particular, are well known worldwide, with the motif appearing frequently in popular culture, from disco to rock and roll, to appearances in film and television.
This baton is made using the audio sound waves captured from a recording by the BBC Symphony Orchestra. It is 12 inches long and thicker than the other baton, in case you actually wanted to get some use out of it.
Original Baton HERE