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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Beethoven's first music teacher was his father, a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn who was apparently a harsh and unpredictable teacher. | | | Beethoven is viewed as one of the most important transitional figures between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. | | | For some experts, Beethoven is not a Romantic, and his being one is a myth; for others he stands as a transitional figure, or an immediate precursor to Romanticism, the "inventor" of the Romantic period; for others he is the prototypical, or even archetypal, Romantic composer, complete with myth of heroic genius and individuality. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven himself wrote to his publisher that these three sonatas represented a new phase in his style; but when we realize his artistic conscientiousness it is not surprising that they should be contemporary with larger works like the 2nd symphony, which are far more characteristic of his first manner. | | | Beethoven's father, a tenor singer at the archbishop-elector's court, was of a rough and violent temper, not improved by his passion for drink, nor by the dire poverty under which the famnily labored. | | | Beethoven could do without sympathy, but a grounding in strict counterpoint he felt to be a dire necessity, so he continued his studies with Albrechtsberger, a mere grammarian who had the poorest opinion of him, but who could, at all events, be depended on to attend to his work. |
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| | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven gave his last public performance on the piano in 1814, but continued to be respected as an important composer by Viennese society, despite his unkemptness and arrogance. | | | Ludwig gave his first public performance as a pianist when he was eight years old. | | | It seems, however, that despite his yearning for marriage Beethoven was probably too absorbed in his music and too emotionally high-charged to sustain such a relationship. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - an overview of the classical composer |
| | Beethoven's method of working was to record ideas in numerous notebooks, which sometimes he would mull over for years, before eventually developing them into the building blocks of his compositions. | | | However, although Beethoven had a number of musical influences, in some ways that is not the most important aspect of his creativity. | | | Though not to the same extent perhaps as Mozart, he was also a musical prodigy, whose father had taught him music at an early age (and some say bullied his son to further his own ambitions), and this education was continued by court musicians such as Neefe. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - Biography |
| | Passing eleven years of age, Ludwig deputized for Neefe, and at twelve had his first music published. | | | It gets to the point where Beethoven is thinking of ending his life as he sees no way out of his despair. | | | His grandfather Ludwig and his father Johann were both musicians. |
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http://home.swipnet.se/zabonk/cultur/ludwig/beetbio.htm
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven and His Music |
| | Even though Beethoven was one of the first composers to make a living because the public liked his music, he was still plagued with financial troubles. | | | Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most remarkable composers who ever lived. | | | Beethoven's father, Johann van Beethoven, was a musician too, but not nearly so well respected as Ludwig's grandfather. |
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| | BBC - Music / Profiles - Beethoven |
| | After Beethoven's death a passionate love letter was found amongst his papers which has become known as the 'Immortal Beloved' letter - it's thought to have been written in 1812 to Antonie Brentano, ten years his junior. | | | Always plagued by money problems, in 1809 Beethoven's situation was finally eased by an annuity granted by the Archduke Rudolph and the Princes Lobkowitz and Kinsky, all devoted champions of his music. | | | Beethoven pushed classical music to its limits and heralded the Romantic era. |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/beethoven.shtml
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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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| | 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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| | 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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http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyLudwig.html
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | 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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| | Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer |
| | Beethoven's dynamic musical style infused his compositions with his confidence in human action. | | | Jones's biography reveals one of the most single-minded composers in the history of music, placing his work in the context of the musical life of the period. | | | This biography integrates Beethoven's feelings and motivations with his music, explaining how events in his life influenced his work. |
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| | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| | Ludwig van Beethoven is often described by musicians as a "giant straddling two styles": the Classical and the Romantic. | | | 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. | | | Whether Beethoven was a Classical or a Romantic composer, however, is beside the point. |
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| | CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Beethoven Biography |
| | For all the inspiration that Beethoven was to succeeding generations of romantic composers, both in the transcendence of his music and the independence of his character, he almost completely worked within the heritage of the classical tradition. | | | Beethoven's talents and brash confidence won the respect of a musical and enlightened aristocracy who treated him with a deference that Beethoven expected and demanded, and that would have shocked both Haydn and Mozart. | | | Ludwig Van Beethoven is certainly on any short list of the greatest composers. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven was so devoted to music that when he could not hear it anymore, he painfully cried and craved for it, showing this anguish in his compositions. | | | The master of all forms of music, Beethoven was even at times not composing for a career, but rather to express his thoughts of life. | | | Most composers by the age Beethoven was in was either composing for either church or court, but Beethoven was a new and different kind of musician - a free-lance composer. |
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http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/9931/htsai/beethoven.html
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Ludwig van Beethoven - Composer, born December 1770, The composer of Beethoven's Fifth | | | Ludwig van Beethoven: Compositions - Compositions By the 19th cent., Beethoven's work could already be divided into three fairly... | | | Ludwig van Beethoven: Life - Life Born in Bonn, Beethoven showed remarkable talent at an early age. |
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| | Decca Music Group - Composers |
| | This did not prevent the young Beethoven from developing an intense love of music, but dominating, all-consuming love also rendered exceedingly difficult his friendships, his love affairs and even his everyday dealings with the outside world. | | | His problems were exacerbated by a hearing loss that he began to notice when he was in his late 20s and that made him seriously consider suicide for a time. | | | His nine symphonies, 16 string quartets, 32 piano sonatas and dozens upon dozens of other major compositions constitute not only an oeuvre whose richness is paralleled by few other creative geniuses, but also a spiritual autobiography of their creator. |
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http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/composers/beethoven.html
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| | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven, who had heretofore designated a single work or a set of three works with an opus number, paid homage to the tradition established by Haydn (who was still alive and composing) and Mozart (dead and decomposing) by writing a set of six quartets as they had done. | | | Apparently it was Beethoven’s habit, after catching everyone up in the magic of his music, to slam his fist down on the keys and burst into raucous laughter, as though embarrassed by the spiritual experience they had just shared. | | | Beethoven’s expression in the Andante was so chaste, which always characterized the performance of all his slow movements, that it was unanimously hailed to be repeated twice." It seems that concerts were much looser affairs in those days. |
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| | Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| | Muzio Clementi (NAWM 102) was one of Beethoven's influences | | | Beethoven claimed these titles were "expressions of feelings rather than depiction." | | | By 1816 he could hear music only in his mind and his compositions became more meditative and abstract. |
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| | Ludwig Van Beethoven Biography |
| | Ludwig Van Beethoven was also known for writing piano sonatas. | | | Finally, the 3rd movement of Ludwig Van Beethoven is the Ode To Joy Choral which is very famous and played all over the place. | | | This symphony has the famous and well known 4 note into. |
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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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http://www.madaboutbeethoven.com
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer |
| | Although Beethoven gradually lost his hearing, he composed many of the most famous musical works of all time, such as his ninth symphony, after he had become totally deaf. | | | Yet in spite of his unpleasant personality, Beethoven is best defined by his music. | | | He was forced to practice the piano by his father, an abusive alcoholic, who would punish him mercilessly when he made mistakes. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | He was the second child (and first surviving child) of his parents, Johann and Maria Magdalena (nee Keverich) van Beethoven. | | | Earliest known portrait of Beethoven (at 16) showing him in silhouette. | | | Beethoven first thinks about setting Schiller's Ode to Joy to music. |
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| | The Unheard Beethoven |
| | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, composer to ever live. | | | Beethoven of course wrote a great deal more than those well-known works; one catalog of his compositions runs to 849 separate items. | | | This website endeavors to make all of Beethoven's unrecorded music readily accessible to the public. |
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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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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Beethoven was the child of a Flamian musician family and became a member... | | | Belles manières, Les (1979) (from "Piano Sonata No.17") (as Beethoven) | | | Neveu de Beethoven, Le (1985) (from "9th symphony&;) |
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| | Beethoven: The Immortal |
| | 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. | | | Feel free to use the information found here in school reports or papers as long as you reference my site and you agree not to hold me responsible for any errors. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | Haydn insisted his student write "pupil of Haydn" at the top of each song he wrote. | | | Most composers at this time were hired by people to write music, and they were told what kind of music to write. | | | Beethoven and learn to appreciate and understand the great composer and his music. |
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| | Ludwig van Beethoven - The Master |
| | This site is all about Ludwig van Beethoven, the German composer who lived between 1770 - 1827. | | | In association with Amazon, both US and UK, a presentation of Beethoven related literature and music can be found on the books and music pages. | | | Be sure to check out the Books and music pages! |
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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 | | | Amazon - UK - Germany - Canada - France - Japan - ArkivMusic |
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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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| | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | 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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| | LudwigFan.com - The Ludwig van Beethoven Educational Fanpage |
| | LudwigFan.com - The Ludwig van Beethoven Educational Fanpage | | | Remember, you can also purchase non-Beethoven materials on our site, just search for the book title, author, artist or song title you want and order it online! | | | Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved |
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| | Die schöne Schusterin, comic opera by Michael Umlauf (1796?) (Beethoven composed two arias, WoO 91) | | | 72 (20.11.1805 Theater-an-der-Wien, Vienna) (Beethoven intended to call the opera Leonore) | | | Fidelio oder die Eheliche Liebe [rev] (29.3.1806 Theater-an-der-Wien, Vienna) (Beethoven intended to restore the title Leonore) |
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