Ludwig van Beethoven

trombones and contrabassoon. This song was performed for first time in the Theater a der Wien, in Vienna. The reason that Beethoven wrote this is as equally impressive as the beauty it demonstrates. He had begun going deaf, but he thought that people had perfect hearing inspiring him to go ahead and write all the songs that were in his head despite his condition. Basically Beethoven alternated the movements and melodies of the song which make it even more interesting. Its rhythm is captivating…

Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany, and went on to become one of the world's most influential—and controversial—composers. Richard Wagner was famous for both his complex operas, such as the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to "re-educate" the prisoners. As a young boy, Wagner attended…

by two composers - Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. These two composers represented and were key to the development of that era’s musical powerhouses, German instrumental music and Italian opera respectively. Despite the composers’ similar importance to their respective genres, Beethoven and Rossini are often viewed as polar opposites with Beethoven reigning as superior; however, the veracity and connotation of this presentation is unclear. One can compare Beethoven and Rossini via…

Hardwick Chamber Ensemble On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. the Hardwick Chamber Ensemble performed four pieces by John Winsor, Leonard Bernstein, Nathaniel Dett and Ludwig Van Beethoven. The program included the Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Sonata for Clarinet and piano and Trio in Bb Major, Op. 11. Dionne smith was on the cello, Jeanette Winsor on the piano and John Winsor on the clarinet. The concert opened with the Tro for Clarinet, and Piano. This piece began quietly. As…

can compose beautiful, innovative music once they have gone deaf as well. The 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…

iteration of Op. 17 was a one movement piece titled Ruines. Ruines was Schumann’s cathartic expression of the fatigue of separation from his love, Clara Wieck. After several alterations of the piece--in the effort to raise funds for a monument to Beethoven--Schumann expanded Ruines to three movements, mulled over a series of titles, and ultimately settled on the name Fantasie. At one point Schumann considered the first movement his “highest achievement,” though a year after publication--in a…

2014 Playing Faster Symphonic classics like those of Ludwig van Beethoven are thought of to be perfect, relaxing, and, nowadays, even dull. Beethoven’s classic musical pieces have been passed down through the generations. Each new performance or recording is judged against the interpretive choices of the artists before them (Saving). But what if the way we are accustomed to hearing the pieces preformed now, is not the way that Beethoven himself intended when he wrote the pieces (Abumrad)?…

When I signed up to take music appreciation, I knew it would be the perfect class for me. I myself take up being a musician as a hobby, I’ve played the guitar for years and have a basic understanding of music in the world. I knew that music had deep history within its roots, but I always had a curiosity to learn a slice of that history which is exactly what this class did. Besides playing an instrument and make music, I also became very fond of listening to music as a hobby. I began to have a…

The classical era was 1750-1820. It was a time period that was plagued by war and violence. The wars consisted of the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. Also during the classical period the power shifted from the nobility and the church to the middle class. The classical music period contained contrasting moods with rhythmic variety. The classical period was homophonic in texture. The three main forms in the classical period are sonata form,…

The Phoenix Symphony Illustrates Classical Music’s Toughest Wounds Tradition is bred out of a natural desire to preserve ideas among the threat of change. Yet, when the reaction to that threat imposes walls so thick, only the expert is capable of understanding, the practice does indeed become antiquated. Such is the situation for classical music, a genre stigmatized by an old-fashioned label. This isn’t news to most people. However, after the Philadelphia Orchestra filed for bankruptcy in 2012,…