Essays on Beethoven

en TreeThere resounds a proverbial question, If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear, does it make a sound as it falls? Capricious as this query may appear I have had occasion to entertain just such a notion when, as a youth, I found an exploratory journey down a…

Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770 to Johann van Beethoven and his wife, Maria Magdalena. He took his first music lessons from his father, who was a tenor in the choir of the archbishop-elect of Cologne. His father was an unstable yet ambitious man whose excessive drinking, rough temper, and anxiety surprisingly did…

The classical period (1750 1810)1750 1810 is what we call the classical period, and really any music not composed in this era is not classical music. Most of the well known classical composers come from this time such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven who I have written about know. Here are some short biographies of…

Keep your eyes on him; some day he will give the world something to talk aboutWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Orga 27). Beethoven was considered the greatest composer who ever lived, but all the truths lie deep inside his music. Beethovens symphonies were extraordinary. His innovative style was unheard of throughout the world during his time. There…

By:Seth CoxEnglish Research Paper3/26/99Ludwig Van Beethoven, thought by many to be a sort of demi-god, a man ofotherworldly genius. Beethoven has had such titles as: Beethoven the Creator,Beethoven, the Man who Freed Music, and Beethoven, Life of a Conqueror,(Internet source, roughguides 1). These typical images created of Beethoven havebeen around since the composers day, extracting…

The Life of Ludwig Van BeethovenThe Lifeof Ludwig Van BeethovenThe rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into theranks of history’s greatest composers was parallelled by and in some waysa consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair. Beginning in thelate 1790’s, the increasing buzzing and humming in his ears sent Beethoveninto a panic, searching for a…

Biography Ludwig van Beethoven, a great German composer, was born on 16 December 1770. His birthplace is Bonn, Germany. He is a defining figure in the Western classical music. As far as his family background is concerned, the musical prodigy comes from a musical family. He also had two younger brothers, Caspar and Johann. The…

When one hears the name “Beethoven ?, several of his more popular piano compositions come to mind. One of these masterpieces is his Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, Quasi una Fantasia completed in the year 1801. While the literal translation of the composition’s name is “Sonata almost a Fantasy,…

The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the rank of history’s greatest composers was paralleled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair Internet–pg. 1. Beethoven’s family was of the Flemish origin. His mother, Maria Magdalena, died after a long illness when Beethoven was only 17. He was not…

Although Heyday’s later works often wowed a greater fluidity between distant keys, Beethoven’s innovation was the ability to rapidly establish a solidity in Juxtaposing different keys and unexpected notes to Join them. This expanded harmonic realm creates a sense of a vast musical and experiential space through which the music moves, and the development of…