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    Beethoven is probably one of the greatest composers of all time. He went deaf later in life and never got to hear his final works of art. Beethoven’s nine symphonies are probably his greatest accomplishment ever. Beethoven also wrote an opera, four solo concerti, five string quartets, six string sonatas, seven piano sonatas, five sets of piano variations, and four trios, Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany and was baptized on December 17, 1770. Ludwig had two younger…

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    Beethoven was a very impressive composer. Here are some facts about Beethoven. He's full name is Ludwig Van Beethoven. Beethoven was born in the attic in a house in Bonn, Germany. Because his birth record is missing so no one knows his real birthdate. His baptism record did survive, however. It reveals the child was christened on 12 17 1770 at a time and place when infants were typically baptized the day after birth. As a result, Beethoven's birthday is commemorated on 1/16. Beethoven's…

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    Beethoven Biography Essay

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16, 1770. He was the eldest of three children of Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. At an early age, van Beethoven took an interest in music and his father taught him day and night, on returning to the house from music practice or the tavern. Without a doubt, the child was gifted and his father Johann envisioned creating a new Mozart, a child prodigy. On March 26th 1778, at the age of 7 ½, Ludwig Van Beethoven gave his first…

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    pianist and composer was born. Ludwig van Beethoven creative pieces consolidated vocals and instruments, broadening the extent of sonata, orchestra, concerto and group of four. He is the urgent transitional figure interfacing the Classical and Romantic times of Western music. Beethoven's own life was set apart by a battle against deafness, and some of his most vital works were created amid the most recent 10 years of his life, when he was very unfit to hear. Beethoven soon died on March 26, 1827…

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on or about December 16 1770 in bonn Germany. Beethoven was baptized on December 17 but date of birth is uncertain. Beethoven was an accomplished pianist and composer. He was also deaf and that is when he had his greatest works. He had many amazing compositions including symphony 3. He devoted symphony 3 in Napoleon Bonaparte’s honor. He admired Napoleon for many reasons and they were also only 1 year apart in age. Beethoven had his first performance at age 7.…

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    to be one of the prime examples in music history besides Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is none other than Ludwig van Beethoven. Exceptionally known for being a child prodigy, struggle during his childhood, inevitable loss of hearing and also breaking out of the norms from the Classical Period and venturing out to the Romantic Era in European music, with him being the first. With no doubt, Beethoven has left his own mark on the World and is still one of the most respected and influential composer, with…

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770 in the city of Bonn in the Electorate of Cologne. Beethoven had two younger brothers name Caspar and Johann and his mother, Maria Magdalena was a genteel, slender, and a moralistic woman. His father Johann was a mediocre court singer but he was better known for his alcohol problem. On the other hand Beethoven's grandfather, godfather, and namesake, Kapellmeister was one of Bonn’s most eminent and prosperous musician. Beethoven’s journey to…

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    Who is Beethoven? An individual most likely has perceived his name or even acknowledges his most prominent symphonies, but why is Beethoven considered a significant icon towards to society up to this date? Furthermore, Ludwig van Beethoven born on December 16, 1770, in Bonn, Germany during the eras of Classical and Romantic (Ludwig). As a young boy he dealt with his alcoholic father, Johann Beethoven, in which demanded him to practice the piano hourly, disregarding the circumstances. That being…

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    According to Dr. Nolan Gasser, the new trend of adopting opera sinfonia for concert use emerged in the 1720s and 30s and soon, composers such as Giovanni Battista Sammartini and Johann Stamitz began composing symphonies as an independent work. Three symphonies from Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven will be used in this paper to compare four elements –movement structure, length of the first movement, instrumentation and the compositional techniques used…

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770. He is one of the best and significant composers of western music. He overlooked the music transition from the Classical style which is full of poise, to the Romantic style which is emotion. Beethoven was a composer who wrote for very wealthy patrons, he also earned lots of money from lots of public concerts. He wrote nine symphonies, 32 piano sonatas, one opera, five piano concertos, and lots of chamber works including some amazing string quartets.…

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