Symphony No. 5: 1. Allegro con brio – Beethoven – ChipTune



Chiptune rendition Ludwig von Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor (Schicksalssinfonie; German for “Fate Symphony”), Op. 67, first movement : Allegro con brio.
Since the Second World War, it has sometimes been referred to as the “Victory Symphony”. “V” is coincidentally also the Roman numeral character for the number five and the phrase “V for Victory” became a campaign of the Allies of World War II after Winston Churchill starting using it as a catchphrase in 1940. Some thirty years after this piece was written, the rhythm of the opening phrase – “dit-dit-dit-dah” – was used for the letter “V” in Morse code, though this is also coincidental. During the Second World War, the BBC prefaced its broadcasts to Special Operations Executives (SOE) across the world with those four notes, played on drums.
(from wikipedia)

The entire symphony can be found in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0OJsmmFmR2Sbg53aixuRzDxlXVQgbGFM .

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