The crescendo after the calm
Most people know Beethoven’s Fifth symphony for its famous opening four notes - “Dat Dat Dat Daah”. But recently I’ve come to appreciate it for it other movements. Up until recently I’ve enjoyed the beauty of the second movement. But one of the most amazing parts of the entire symphony is the fourth movement, which starts with a great crescendo that’s almost startling after the long calm of the third movement.
This is my life - for the longest time, a leaf floating on the calm waves, letting the waves take me wherever it leads. And then - BANG! The fourth movement, and I am now the wave that crashes onto the rocks by the shore. Timpani drums sound and the great waves roar and let themselves be heard. This is my life now - the crescendo at the start of the fourth movement: