Hearing loss. It took him around four years to complete it.
Beethoven's "Symphony No.1" in C major, op.21, was written in or about 1799.
He was a free lance composer, meaning no publisher commissioned him to write the 5th symphony, but he wrote symphonies because he was a musician and it was his passion. Also, he made a lot of money composing.
The Surprise Symphony is a symphony written by Franz Joeseph Hayden. He has also made many more for example, the goodbye symphony
yes. how? because he made them bigger. mainly in the violin and viola section
Beethoven wrote many symphonies, including Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral," which was his final symphony. However, many famous composers have written a 'ninth symphony' of some description, therefore your question is entirely too vague.
Any orchestral rendition of Beethoven's 5th is authentic as long as it follows Beethoven's score. It does not matter which orchestra from which country was playing, or when the recording was made, it simply needs to follow the score. If the listener were not already intimately acquainted with Beethoven's 5th, the only way to be sure it was authentic would be to follow the score as the symphony progressed.
yes. how? because he changed it and made the orchestra bigger! mainly in the violin and viola section
It was a romantic song back when it was made.
It's the "Ode to Joy", originally a poem written by Schiller, later on, Beethoven made a symphony out of it (Symphony No. 9). Today it's mostly known as the hymn of the European Union.
This depends upon the context. If one was referring to a particular symphony by title, it would require a capital, e.g. Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.If one was just writing referring to a symphony in general, e.g. "A symphony may be made up of three or four movements", the word would not need to be capitalised.
Music is produced by vibrations, and deaf people can still feel different vibrations. The story is told that Beethoven cut off the legs of the piano so he could hear the vibrations of the piano. This is perhaps not necessarily true, as many pianos of the time were made with removable legs so they could be carried into the various courts of the kings and emperors for performances. Regardless, by laying the piano flat on the ground, Beethoven could distinguish the vibrations and harmonies. Bear in mind that most of us can hear music in our heads - sometimes it can be a problem! An experienced musician does it all the time and it's not difficult for a professional composer to imagine the music and write it down. It isn't strictly necessary for a composer to use an instrument while composing, even though many like to do so. For a composer as brilliant as Beethoven, with symphonies as complex as those he composed, hearing the music in his head would have been no difficulty whatsoever.
Beethoven's 9th Symphony was inspired by the poem, written in 1785, An die Freude, by Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805). Beethoven made extensive changes to the wording of the original poem to fit his 9th Symphony (in D minor, Op. 125), but seems to have preserved the original intent and meaning. See related links for detailed information and translations for the original poem and for the vocal adaptation used in this symphony.