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| | Ludwig van Beethoven Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com |
 | | Although Beethoven wrote many beautiful and lyrical melodies, another radical innovation of his music, compared especially to that of Mozart and Haydn, is his extensive use of forceful, marked, and even stark rhythmic patterns throughout his compositions and, in particular, in his themes and motifs, some of which are primarily rhythmic rather than melodic. | | | Beethoven's musical talent manifested itself early, and his father attempted, unsuccessfully, to exploit the boy as a prodigy. | | | Beethoven is viewed as a transitional figure between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. |
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| | Beethoven wrote most of his music for instruments, although some of his music is to be sung. | | | Beethoven is considered to be both a Classical and a Romantic composer. | | | Beethoven made a living in Vienna as a pianist and composer. |
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| | Beethoven, Ludwig van. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | Beethoven never married; however, he was stormily in and out of love all his life, always with women unattainable because of marriage or station. | | | However, Beethoven’s unorthodox musical ideas offended the old master, and the lessons were terminated. | | | The year 1801 marked the onset of Beethoven’s tragic affliction, his deafness, which became progressively worse and, by 1817, total. |
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| | Beethoven in Vienna |
| | Beethoven's powers of concentration in composing his music may have been supreme, but in his personal nature he was restless in the extreme. | | | Many of the structures in which Beethoven lived during the course of his life in Vienna have been demolished altogether, allegedly in the name of "progress." (Cases in point are the house in which he died, demolished in 1904, and Tiefergraben 241, one of his first residences in Vienna). | | | Still an active theater, the Theate an der Wien was the site of the first public performances of several of the composer's most important works: his third symphony ("Eroica"), which Beethoven himself conducted on April 7, 1805, and his only opera, Fidelio, performed there in its revised form on May 23, 1814. |
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| | Liselotte Erlanger Glozer: Beethoven on Vintage Postcards |
| | Fortunately for Beethoven, it was during this period that public concerts subscribed to by the middle classes became more common, giving the musician a chance to reach a wider audience; soon music publishers vied for the rights to his compositions. | | | Beethoven impressed a number of influential sponsors whose names have come down to us as the dedicatees of his sonatas and other pieces of chamber music. | | | Beethoven was not yet in his thirties when the first signs of progressive deafness appeared. |
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| | Biography: Beethoven's life - Ludwig van Beethoven's website - Dominique PRÉVOT |
| | Beethoven admired Goethe, he put to music several of his poems. | | | Beethoven did not commit suicide, rather, knowing that his handicap was getting worse and worse, he threw himself into his greatest works: exceptional sonatas for piano (notably The Storm, opus 31), the second and the third symphonies- The Eroica - and of course many more. | | | At an early age, 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. |
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| | Beethoven's most impressive choral work is the Missa Solennis, written for the enthronement of his pupil Archduke Rudolph as Archbishop of Olmutz, but finished too late for that occasion. | | | Beethoven wrote only one opera, eventually called Fidelio after the name assumed by the heroine Leonora, who disguises herself as a boy and takes employment at the prison in which her husband has been unjustly incarcerated. | | | Beethoven contemplated other operas, but eventually only wrote the one, first staged in 1805 and mounted again in a revised performance in 1814, under more favourable circumstances. |
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| | Beethoven's fame reached its zenith during these years, but the steadily worsening hearing impairment that he had first noted in 1798 led to an increasing sense of social isolation. | | | Judged inaccessible in their time, the string quartets have become—as has so much of his music—yardsticks against which all other musical achievements are measured.Beethoven's lifelong habit of sketching musical compositions as he worked them out became even more important as he grew older. | | | The works of Beethoven's last period, rather than being composed in sets or even in pairs, are each marked by an individuality that later composers could admire but scarcely emulate. |
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| | Island of Freedom - Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | The highly expressive quality of all Beethoven's music inspired poetic interpretations and encouraged a century of romantic instrumental works with programmatic overtones. | | | As Beethoven grew more isolated, from both his physical surroundings and the popular stylistic tendencies of the day, his music tended increasingly to expressive extremes. | | | A general growth in the proportions and rhetorical power of Beethoven's works in the period 1798-1802 culminates in the highly dramatic compositions that mark the beginning of the middle period in 1803. |
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| | Internet Public Library: Music History 102 |
| | Beethoven's musical ideas, the "themes" he used and from which he painstakingly constructed his works, were revolutionary for his day. | | | The emotion he displayed while playing his own music was unheard of in his day, and the fiery intensity of his early Piano Sonata in C minor, known as the "Pathetique" is one of the first works in which Beethoven gives vent to his own dramatic musical voice. | | | Unhappy with his compositions up to that time and stating that he would now be "making a fresh start," Beethoven began composing music such as had never before been heard. |
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| | For Beethoven, the act of composition had always been a struggle, as the tortuous scrawls of his sketchbooks show; in these late works the sense of agonizing effort is a part of the music. | | | Yet the Viennese were conscious of Beethoven's greatness: they applauded the Choral Symphony even though, understandably, they found it difficuit, and though baffled by the late quartets they sensed their extraordinary visionary qualities. | | | That autumn, at a village outside Vienna, Heiligenstadt, he wrote a will-like document, addressed to his two brothers, describing his bitter unhappiness over his affliction in terms suggesting that he thought death was near. |
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| | Lesson Tutor : Classical Composer Biography Series: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | But after a great deal of reading I managed to find out Beethoven was the composer of the music, but that in the first instance it had been a poem written by the German dramatist, poet and historian Friedrich von Schiller. | | | It is thought by some that she might have been the mysterious 'Immortal Beloved' to whom Beethoven wrote a letter found among his papers after his death. | | | He never married, though he was highly susceptible to feminine charms, and there were several to whom he lost his heart. |
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| | Essentials of Music - Composers |
| | In contrast, Beethoven came of age as an artist when the consequences of revolutions had to be confronted and when the burden of patronage had already shifted to the less reliable mechanisms of the commercial sphere: publications and concerts proceeds, supplemented by sporadic noble patronage. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven is often described by musicians as a "giant straddling two styles": the Classical and the Romantic. | | | Whether Beethoven was a Classical or a Romantic composer, however, is beside the point. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven soon found his way to the great contrapuntist, Albrechtsberger, through whose guidance and the private study of J.J. Fux's treatise of theory and counterpoint, "Gradus ad Parnassum", he acquired the solidity and freedom of style which soon commanded the admiration of the musical world. | | | When Beethoven was about thirty years old, he contracted a cold which at first impaired his hearing and at length, through neglectful treatment and his careless and irregular manner of living, resulted in almost total deafness. | | | A short sojourn in the imperial city served the good purpose of causing him to realize the incompleteness of his musical as well as his general education. |
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| | Beethoven expressed his despair over his increasing hearing loss in his moving “Heiligenstadt Testament,” a document written to his brothers in 1802. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer who is considered to be one of the greatest musicians of all time father harsh discipline and alcoholism made his childhood and adolescence difficult. | | | During the last decade of his life Beethoven had almost completely lost his hearing, and he was increasingly socially isolated. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - Biography |
| | It gets to the point where Beethoven is thinking of ending his life as he sees no way out of his despair. | | | This is also the so called late period in Beethovens musical career. | | | An example is Antoine Brentano, with whom he had a relationship, but who broke up with him to marry a friend. |
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| | The Beethoven Encyclopedia |
| | The Beethoven Encyclopedia is the first book combining information in these books into one: and A to Z volume covering every aspect of the composer's life-his music, his patrons and friends, his personal life, and the forces that inspired his genius. | | | The definitive catalog of the composer's life and career from his birth to his death, The Beethoven Encyclopedia is a research volume for those studying music as well as interesting perusing for those who enjoy music. | | | Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Great Composer Countless books have been written about the life and myriad compositions comprising the enormous output of Ludwig van eethoven (1770-1827). |
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| | Welcome to www.madaboutbeethoven.com |
| | Using his unique personal collection of photographs as well as a comprehensive portrait gallery of Beethoven's family and friends, John takes you into the heart and mind of the great composer. | | | John Suchet, award-winning television journalist and anchorman with ITN of London - and author of the remarkable Beethoven trilogy, The Last Master - brings you his unrivalled knowledge of the great composer's life and music. | | | John is now beginning work on turning the series into a lavishly produced book, with pictures of Vienna past and present, as well as all the famous musicians who have lived and worked there. |
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| | BBC - Radio 3 - Beethoven Experience |
| | Find out more about the composer, his music, his politics and his life. | | | Read a three part essay on Beethoven The Revolutionary - The Man, His Politics and His Music - by writer Stephen Johnson | | | Listen again to 'Discovering Music' workshops on Beethoven's major works, presented by Stephen Johnson and Charles Hazlewood. |
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| | INS Scholarship 1998: The Eroica Riddle: Did Napoleon Remain Beethoven's "Hero?" |
| | Beethoven wrote to Ries, now a resident of London, instructing him to ask Bauer "to get me at least a battle-axe or a turtle for it." [53] Again no reply was forthcoming from the English court. | | | Peace made it feasible for Beethoven to write a work in celebration of the achievements of the French leader. | | | Prior to frequenting the salon, Schindler claimed, "Beethoven...had already expressed great admiration for the First Consul of the Republic." When Bernadotte suggested to the composer that he "honour the greatest hero of the age in a musical composition...the master, having battled with his political scruples" wrote such a masterpiece. |
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Beethoven |
| | Beethoven was born and raised in Bonn, Germany (1770-1827), but as soon as he could he gravitated to Vienna (Austria), because that was the capital of the Empire (Austro-Hungarian) and that's where the greatest musicians lived and where the greatest opportunities in music were. | | | Beethoven enrolled at the University of Bonn in his teens but soon withdrew because he preferred to study independently - by reading the classics and the other greats of the day (Kant, Goethe, Schiller, etc.) and through tutoring in musical composition and performing. | | | For instance, the average reader does not think of Beethoven as a composer for voice, outside of "Fidelio" and the Ode to Joy, but Solomon states that "half of his 600 works are vocal". |
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| | Beethoven. MIDI/ZIP collections and life: kunstderfuge.com. |
| | From his success at combining tradition and exploration and personal expression, Beethoven came to be regarded as the dominant musical figure of the 19th century, and scarcely any significant composer since his time has escaped his influence or failed to acknowledge it. | | | For the respect his works have commanded of musicians, and the popularity they have enjoyed among wider audiences, Beethoven is probably the most admired composer in the history of Western music [... | | | As personal affliction -- deafness, and the inability to enter into happy personal relationships -- loomed larger, he began to compose in an increasingly individual musical style, and at the end of his life he wrote his most sublime and profound works. |
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| | The Unheard Beethoven |
| | Beethoven of course wrote a great deal more than those well-known works; one catalog of his compositions runs to 849 separate items. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, composer to ever live. | | | While several hundred of these works have been recorded on one medium or another, there still remain literally hundreds of other works which have never been recorded at all, or which have never been published in widely available editions or in some cases, never published at all! |
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| | Guide to Beethoven Research |
| | Though in need of revision, it remains one of the most popular general biographies of the composer for its straightforward prose and rendition of the composer's life. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven, die Werke im Spiegel seiner Zeit: Gesammelte Konzertberichte und Rezensionen bis 1830 (The Works in the Mirror of their Time: Collected Concert Reports and Reviews up to 1830). | | | This is a study of Beethoven's creative development, so it focuses on Beethoven's music rather than biography |
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| | All About Beethoven-Biography |
| | Around 1802 Beethoven realized that he was losing his hearing but continued to compose and attempted to keeps his impairment a secret. | | | Towards the end of Beethoven's life the Italian opera had become popular and he found his music had become out of style. | | | Beethoven quickly became successful as a piano virtuoso and his performances brought him patronage from Vienna's aristocracy. |
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| | Beethoven-Haus Bonn |
| | Thus Beethoven had now composed a work for the third instrumental musical genre which had been given so much importance by Haydn and Mozart in the Viennese Classical period, the other genres being piano sonata (op. | | | Beethoven writes the Missa solemnis for this occasion, but he only completes in 1823. | | | Beethoven wants to have lessons with Mozart, but has to return to Bonn after two weeks as his mother is dying. |
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| | The Beethoven Page |
| | Also known as the Tempest, this is one of Beethoven's tragic sonatas. | | | Bart Berman - original cadenzas for Beethoven's piano concerti | | | This movement was a favorite of Beethoven's, one that he would play for friends. |
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| | BENNO MOISEIWITSCH Beethoven and Schumann Piano Brunswick - $6.16 | | | Hartenhoff 17x22 art print - Beethoven Music - FRAME IT - $21.00 | | | FRAMED Beethoven Old Music Composer 18x22 Art Print - $0.01 |
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| | His Life |
| | They offered Beethoven their patronage, and the composer dedicated his works to them in return. | | | He withdrew into increasing seclusion for the public and from his few friends and was eventually left completely deaf. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the second-oldest child of the court musician and tenor singer Johann van Beethoven, was born in Bonn. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | This site is devoted to the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, who in my opinion was the greatest composer to ever live. | | | This site contains pictures relating to Beethoven, audio/MIDI files of Beethoven works, and general info about Beethoven. | | | Beethoven's Musical Works - Text info, MIDI, and.au files |
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| | Beethoven developed a completely original style of music, reflecting his sufferings and joys. | | | Before his time, composers wrote works for religious services, and to entertain people. | | | As a result, he made music more independent of social, or relgious purposes. |
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| | FanFaire Celebrates Beethoven |
| | The series begins with a selective chronology and a look at the musical instruments of the period. | | | Additional stories will be posted periodically over time that will underscore the fact that the age of Beethoven was indeed |
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| | Bibliography |
| | Uncredited Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles; The Life of the Composer and his meetings with Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Mendelssohn, Aldershot, 1989 | | | Basil Smallman The Background of Passion Music: J. Bach and His Predecessors, New York, 1970 | | | Ashton Ellis Religion and Art, Lincoln and London, 1994(1) |
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| | It's owed to him more than the creation of a new musical style. | | | In the peak of his fame Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was recognized by kings and emperors as the greatest among the greatest. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - Classical Composers Database |
| | Ludwig van Beethoven composed his "Kreutzer Sonata" for Bridgetower, and accompanied him on piano at the work's premiere in Vienna in 1803. | | | A Catalogue of his works (mainly written in French) | | | Look for recordings for van Beethoven at Amazon.com |
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| | Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Beethoven |
| | Beethoven Page & Catalogue of Major Works by Simon Johnston | | | Beethoven - The Magnificent Master by Ingrid Schwaegermann & Raptus Association for Music Appreciation | | | Use of text, images, or any other copyrightable material contained in these pages, without the written permission of the copyright holder, except as specified in the Copyright Notice, is strictly prohibited. |
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| | Beethoven Reference Site |
| | Whatever your experience of Beethoven, I hope this site will broaden your knowledge and help to deepen your interest and love for his wonderful music that has touched the lives of millions around the world. | | | Ludwig Van Beethoven was perhaps the world's greatest composer, supreme in every genre, yet many know him mainly through a handful of pieces such as 'Moonlight' Sonata or 'Fur Elise'. | | | Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance whatever. |
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| | Amazon.com: Video: Beethoven (1992) |
| | The mutt got his name from some music played by kindergarten-age Emily,composed by the late classical music great Ludwig von Beethoven. | | | Well, Beethoven is a very special dog with a remarkable love for his family sensing danger for the Newtons from saving George from the finical ruin of his company to the near death drowning of little Emily. | | | This movie made my eleven year old host sister roll over on the floor with laughter. |
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| | Welcome to the Beethoven-House Bonn! |
| | In the place where Beethoven was born, he is still at his most alive. | | | Gain an insight into the work of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn and make use of the varied services on offer (highlights). |
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| | The Manchester Beethoven Orchestra is a member of the National Federation of Music Societies | | | The Beethoven Society was founded in 1888 and has met without a break since then. | | | The Society is now a Registered Charity (No.1010447) and gives classical music concerts in aid of both local and national charities. |
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| | Galaxy Search Engine & Directory : Serious Searches >> Relevant Results |
| | The database indexes books and articles about Ludwig van Beethoven and first and early editions of his scores. | | | The Beethoven Center is open to the public from 1-5 p.m. | | | The database, begun in 1990, is funded by SJSU, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Beethoven Society, and other contributors. |
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| | Beethoven Maennerchor, Inc. |
| | The Beethoven Maennerchor's purpose is to preserve German song, music, and language. | | | Under the parent organization of this men's chorus are the Damenchor (women's chorus), the Kinderchor (children's chorus), the Beethoven Concert Band, and the Beethoven Dance Band. | | | The Beethoven Halle und Garten will be in the first block on the right hand side. |
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| | Amazon.ca: Books: The Beethoven Encyclopedia |
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| | Books to do with Beethoven's life and work | | | All classical music lovers should include Dave Lampson's excellent site in their hotlists. | | | If you are interested in SHEET MUSIC please have a look at the home page for the sheetmusicplus web site. |
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