Composer and pianist Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ who is commonly considered the greatest composer of all time‚ was born on or about December 16‚ 1770. He was born in the city of Bonn‚ Germany to the parents of Maria Magdalena van Beethoven and Johann van Beethoven. However‚ his exact date of birth is uncertain‚ Beethoven was baptized on December 17‚ 1770. It was a law that babies be baptized within twenty-four hours of birth‚ however‚ Beethoven believed he was born in 1772 even when provided official
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Arts and Culture 2 Mozart vs. Beethoven Paper 3/21/12 Mozart vs. Beethoven In the 18th century‚ the middle class made a lot more money. During the Classical Period‚ the middle class had a tremendous influence on music. They wanted to hear concertos and symphonies. They wanted their children to learn great music and play instruments. The composers began writing music that was geared towards the middle class because they could make a better living if they enjoyed the music being played. They
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BEETHOVEN‚ Ludwig van (1770-1827) The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written‚ Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work‚ including his symphonies. Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ for whom writing music seemed to come easily‚ Beethoven always struggled to perfect his work. Ludwig van Beethoven was
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(‘Pathétique’)‚ Op. 13 Beethoven (1770–1827) Grave; Allegro di molto e con brio Adagio cantabile Rondo: Allegro Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ sonata was published in 1799 during what is referred to as his early period. At this time Beethoven was living in Vienna‚ supported by many generous patrons including Prince Karl Linchnowsky‚ to whom this sonata is dedicated. Beethoven’s early sonatas were written not only for artistic but also for pragmatic reasons. As a performing pianist‚ Beethoven sought to
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BARTOK VIOLIN CONCERTO Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 In B Minor‚ SZ 112‚ BB117. (1937-1938) 1. Allegro Non-Troppo 2. Andante Tranquillo 3. Allegro Molto Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist‚ and was one of the most profound musicians of the twentieth century. A smallpox inoculation gave the infant Bartók a rash that remained with him until he was five years old. As a result he spent his early years detached from other children and people and
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him to go back to the traditional way of playing music. 1814 came‚ Beethoven was 44‚ and he created a masterpiece Opera that everybody raged over. The name of the Opera was Fidelio; it was his only Opera. It was so popular it was known for the newly free Europe who had just been saved by the tyranny of Troika. Towards the end of Beethoven’s life‚ he leads his reputation into the ground. After his brother died‚ Casper‚ Beethoven fought to have sole custody of his son‚ even though‚ it said in the
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of the Classical concerto‚ making specific reference to a variety of his musical compositions in this genre. Concerto by definition is usually a musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by the orchestra‚ or as stated in The Grove Online Dictionary “An instrumental work that maintains contrast between an orchestral ensemble and a smaller group or a solo instrument or among various groups of an undivided orchestra”. There are three kinds of orchestral concertos written in the 1700s
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History Of The Piano The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Florence‚ Italy. When he built his first piano is not entirely clear‚ but Franceso Mannucci wrote in his diary that Cristofori was working on an "arcicembal che fa il piano e il forte" ("harpsichord that plays both softly and loudly") as early as 1698. All of his surviving instruments date from the 1720s. Cristofori built only about 20 pianofortes before he died at age 75 in 1731‚ roughly 21 years after he invented the first
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unknown. Tradition has it only his baptismal date‚ the 17th Dezember 1770. Beethoven was paternal born into a musical family. His grandfather‚ also named Louis‚ was Kapellmeister in Bonn. Beethoven’s father‚ Johann also worked as a musician‚ but his career suffered under his constant drinking. Nevertheless‚ he was the driving force behind the musical education of his son The young Ludwig learned in early childhood piano‚ organ and violin. And similar to Mozart to Beethoven’s father also made sure
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Classical era‚ two of the world’s greatest composers emerged: Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Many people have heard of these men‚ but not many know the bumpy road they traveled to become world renowned. While both of these men are revered for their contributions to classical music‚ they each went about it differently. Moreover‚ both men had musical family backgrounds and knew music from a young age. Beethoven had many struggles‚ both physical and emotional‚ that he had to overcome
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