.http://www.classicalconnect.com/music/2603

The classical song I selected is 

Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op.67 (Allegro) by Ludwig Van Beethoven

  I chose this song for my blog because it reminds me of my book "Around the World in 80 days." The song starts out very seriously.  In the start of the book, they go into great detail about how exacting and serious Mr. Phileas Fogg is.  They talk about his exact daily schedule, they way he keeps constant order of his life, and the way he labels all of his clothes so he knows what season to wear them.  Shortly after the serious start, the music surprises you by becoming lighter and quicker which relates to the way Phileas Fogg kind of took his fellow Reform members by surprise when he challenged them that he could make it around the world in 80 days.  He had a reputation for always being exactly on time.


When Mr. Fogg came home and told Passepartout that they were to leave for a trip around the world, Passepartout was completely shocked.  He had to go and sit down in his room for a minute before he gathered a few things for the trip.  The music goes in and out of a long slow beat and then to a quicker tempo.  It goes from loud to soft and back to loud.  When it gets real serious, it reminds me that all but one man from the Reform thinks Phileas Fogg will loose his bet to make it in 80 days.  And Phileas Fogg and Passepartout are off on their journey.  Suddenly, we come to a high point in the song and we're back to surprise and a sense of urgency.  Now Phileas Fogg has been labeled as a bank robber, and Scotland Yard is on the case.