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    doubt within the danger zone as tons of falling wood rushed earthward. Notwithstanding the magnitude of this event and the obvious lasting effects that resulted‚ I still wondered if "the falling tree had made a sound?" When the life of Ludwig van Beethoven first encroached upon my path‚ much the same sensation was experienced. No doubt I had heard of the composer ’s name‚ but then so had I foreknowledge of trees‚ both fallen as well as standing ones. However‚ what of this particular composer

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    You know this man as Beethoven. We was a german composer that had some of the greatest music of all time. Imagine you have to create the greatest music of all time‚ and never get to hear it. That is what Beethoven went through most of his career. Beethoven had to go through a terrible childhood‚ sent to a music school at the age of 10‚ and went down in history with the award saying‚ you are an amazing musician‚ and nothing else. For these reasons‚ Ludwig Van Beethoven should be awarded the lifetime

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    Music Comparison: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Ludwig van Beethoven Inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven and the ideas of Romanticism‚ the new group of composers in music were born. One composer‚ Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel‚ grew to love composing music‚ like Beethoven. The child prodigies both delighted in learning and performing music at a young age. Hensel learned music from many different teachers‚ but Beethoven was taught by more known instructors. Although the two composers both lived in Germany

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany‚ and was baptized on Dec. 17‚ 1770. There has never been any type of authentic record or file as to when he was actually born. Ludwig van Beethoven’s grandfather and father functioned as court musicians in Bonn. Beethoven’s father‚ who was a singer‚ provided Beethoven with a lot of his early musical teaching. Beethoven didn’t have the best education‚ but he studied violin‚ French horn‚ and piano‚ and before he was even 12 years old‚ Beethoven became

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    Born on December 16‚ 1770 and died on March 26‚ 1827 at age 57. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer during the classical era of music‚ but his compositions led to the end of that period and to the start of the romantic era. He helped greatly to develop tonal music. One of the amazing things about Beethoven was that he was deaf. At his last symphony‚ “Ninth Symphony”‚ he had to turn around and look at the audience to see if they were clapping. He was greatly influenced by the composers Haydn and Bach

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    have made significant‚ valuable and lasting contributions to society‚ Ludwig Van Beethoven is an especially remarkable figure worthy of special note because he embraced and devoted his whole life to music. Born to a drunkard father and an unhappy mother‚ the young Beethoven was exposed to a brutal training in music at the hands of his father‚ who hoped that the young boy would prove to be another prodigy like Mozart. Ludwig Van Beethoven’s music set the 18th century Traditions and were shaped

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    Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was baptised on December 17‚ 1770. Though the date of his birth is unknown‚ it is believed that he was born on December 16‚ 1770 which is the day before his baptism. His parents were Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich who lived in Bonn‚ Germany. Although they had seven children‚ only three boys survived including Ludwig who was the oldest. At an early age‚ Beethoven had an interest in music. He was first taught music by his father

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    someone who suffers from extreme hearing loss‚ I am amazed at the great Talent of Ludwig vans Beethoven‚ who as one of the greatest composers of all time wrote most of his music while he was deaf! It seems impossible‚ but what a genius he was. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany on December 16‚ 1770. His mother died while he was a teenager and his father was very abusive and a crazy alcoholic. Beethoven came from a very musical family. His grandfather became a conductor and his father

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    The wonders of Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven started his musical career at an early age and although he was deaf he became known as the most famous and influential composers in the world of classical music. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed

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    Beethoven MUS HST 70 Mindy LaTour O’Brien Listening Journals #1 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major (1st movement) I enjoyed listening to this piece. All throughout the first movement‚ I constantly felt tension rising and relaxing (tension rising because of the repetitive melodies with crescendo and changing the melody key to a minor key and tension relaxing when it has descend or a key changes to a Major); I think this was Beethoven’s intention to have the audience

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