Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven, otherwise known as Beethoven, was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 1770 and died in Vienna, Austria on 26 March 1827. Focusing on his compositions, his historical contribution to music, his performances and deafness help give us a better understanding on why Beethoven is considered a famous and influential composer. Beethoven's musicial compositions where are known as the capstone of the Classical Period and were instrumental in developing the Romantic Period. Beethoven's compositions can be divided into three sections: Early, Middle and Late. His best-known compositions include: his Fifth Symphony and his Ninth Symphony. Leave this for your paragraph about his deafness. His latter works include: five sonatas, the Missa solemnis, the Ninth Symphony with its choral finale and the last five string quarters. Beethoven's compositions related more to independent of social, or religious purposes since many people listened to it for the sake of itself. I have NO idea what this is meant to mean – do you? Beethoven is seen as a…

receiving Mozart’s instruction did not stop there. Since Mozart died before he could teach Beethoven, Beethoven returned to Vienna once again to seek a new teacher, Joseph Haydn, who was another brilliant Classical composer. Beethoven hoped he could “receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands”, but sadly, Haydn wasn’t such a great teacher. According to Beachy, a previous composition major at West Virginia University who studied Beethoven’s influences from a pedagogical standpoint, Haydn…

Fidelio An Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven "Fidelio," opera in two acts, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Produced in three acts, as "Fidelio, oder, die eheliche Liebe" (Fidelio, or Conjugal Love), at the Theatre on the Wien, November 20, 1805. Revised and given at the Imperial Private Theatre, March 29, 1806, but withdrawn after a few performances. Again revised and successfully brought out May 23, 1814, at the Kärnthnerthor Theatre (Theatre at the Carinthian Gate), Vienna, Paris, Théâtre Lyrique,…

In December of 1770, a man that was represented as the highest level of musical genius was born. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a very talented man but had several severe problems that harmed his music career. However, he did not let any of those problems stop him from doing things that he has an interest in. Beethoven was a German composer that created new worlds of music and influenced many other musicians. There were two conflicts that mainly interacted with his music career and those two conflicts…

Beethoven Center The Beethoven Center, located on the fifth floor of the MLK library, holds many historical artifacts and background on Beethoven and his time period. The center was much smaller than what I had originally anticipated. However, I was able to learn a lot of new facts that fascinated me about Beethoven during the visit. The person conducting the presentation for the class seems to be highly educated about Beethoven’s entire life. It was nice to hear her play different pieces by…

last statement isn’t so common, unless you are Ludwig van Beethoven. Cursed with the start of losing his hearing at the young age of 25, and losing his hearing completely at the age of 46, he still managed to compose some of the finest composers that we know even still today (Hicks, 2013). Beethoven can be analyzed in terms of biology in three major components (which we highlighted in my presentation); how he may have went deaf, how his music changed…

Ludwig van Beethoven, known as Beethoven, has been counted as one of the most extraordinary music composers and pianist of all time. Many people praise his work, but only a few people wonder how his journey began. Johann Beethoven, father of Luwig van Beethoven, was the most influential reason his son took an interest in music. As Johann practiced with his son day and night, he quickly realized Luwig van was more talented than the average child. At the age of 7, Ludwig van Beethoven achieved…

Ludwig Van Beethoven was a great German composer and musical figure during the period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He was born on or about December 16, 1770 in the city of Bonn in the Electorate of Cologne, to mother Maria Magdalena van Beethoven and father Johann van Beethoven. His real birth date in unknown but he was baptized on December 17, 1770 and by law and custom babies were baptized within 24 hours of birth so it was assumed that he was born on December 16. He himself…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (vs) Ludwig Van Beethoven During the classical time frame there were two amazing and talented composers, Mozart and Beethoven. These two men were well-known and extremely gifted. Although not both of them were born with these incredible abilities. There birth places were not the same nor was there child hood. How they operated as young men and into their late adulthood was quite the opposite. In comparison while both men were talented to no end, they were very different…

Beethoven’s composing style was influenced mostly by his teacher Joseph Haydn, but also by Wolfgang Mozart and Muzio Clementi. Sonate Pathetique is one of Beethoven’s most popular pieces. During this time, he also composed Op. 18 (1800) for a string quartet. Beethoven also composed his first…