what is the rhythm of the opening motive of beethovens fifth symphony
Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven) It is commonly asserted that the opening four-note rhythmic motif (short-short-short-long; see above) is repeated throughout the symphony, unifying it. "It is a rhythmic pattern (dit-dit-dit-dot*) that makes its appearance in each of the other three movements and thus contributes to the overall unity of the symphony" (Doug Briscoe[36]); "a single motif that unifies the entire work" (Peter Gutmann[37]); "the key motif of the entire symphony";[38] "the rhythm of the famous opening figure ... recurs at crucial points in later movements" (Richard Bratby[39]). The New Grove encyclopedia cautiously endorses this view, reporting that "[t]he famous opening motif is to be heard in almost every bar of the first movementâ€”and, allowing for modifications, in the other movements."[40]