1. The piano sonata was a genre that was very important to the Classical Era and that somewhat evolved from the regular sonata. The piano sonata was an instrumental work that was designed for two pianos, or similarly one other instrument (violin, cello, etc.) and a piano. This genre became very important for amateurs who wanted to practice and perform in the comfort of their own home and for composers who wished to express the conversation-like aspects of this genre.
2. Ludwig Van Beethoven has been referenced and revered by countless as an amazing composer, both nowadays and in his lifetime. He was born in Bonn, Germany, where he supported his family by being an organist and harpsichordist. When he was 22, he moved to Vienna, where he found bountiful employment as a tutor to aristocrats and as a composer for the rising concert-going middle-class. However, in his twenties he began to lose his hearing, which devastated him and made him feel helpless. Despite this tragedy, Beethoven went on to excel in composing music, becoming an idol and role model to many, and his writing styles varied as much too. From classical elements he inherited from Mozart and Hayden, to characteristics reflecting 19th century dynamic music, to finally developing a skeletal language for music for years to come. The list of works he composed was impressive as well, from piano concertos to violin concertos, and from piano sonatas to symphonies. He died at age 56 …show more content…
One of Beethoven’s most memorable and arguably popular pieces was his Moonlight Sonata, which to this day is viewed as a piece that “broke the formal molds” of the time. Although it maintains the typical three-movement structure seen in other pieces of its type, the composition of the first movement is what makes it stand out. Where other pieces provide a clear opposition between musical themes and keys, Beethoven’s piece seems to incorporate a more sequenced change in keys and themes, more like it develops rather than it
2. Ludwig Van Beethoven has been referenced and revered by countless as an amazing composer, both nowadays and in his lifetime. He was born in Bonn, Germany, where he supported his family by being an organist and harpsichordist. When he was 22, he moved to Vienna, where he found bountiful employment as a tutor to aristocrats and as a composer for the rising concert-going middle-class. However, in his twenties he began to lose his hearing, which devastated him and made him feel helpless. Despite this tragedy, Beethoven went on to excel in composing music, becoming an idol and role model to many, and his writing styles varied as much too. From classical elements he inherited from Mozart and Hayden, to characteristics reflecting 19th century dynamic music, to finally developing a skeletal language for music for years to come. The list of works he composed was impressive as well, from piano concertos to violin concertos, and from piano sonatas to symphonies. He died at age 56 …show more content…
One of Beethoven’s most memorable and arguably popular pieces was his Moonlight Sonata, which to this day is viewed as a piece that “broke the formal molds” of the time. Although it maintains the typical three-movement structure seen in other pieces of its type, the composition of the first movement is what makes it stand out. Where other pieces provide a clear opposition between musical themes and keys, Beethoven’s piece seems to incorporate a more sequenced change in keys and themes, more like it develops rather than it