It was originally written in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Every composer that has choosen to write three or more symphonies has composed a Symphony No. 3. A short list of composers who have written a Symphony No. 3 include: Beethoven - 9 Symphonies Mozart - 41 Symphonies Haydn - 104 Symphonies
because he thought it was fun
Beethoven wrote his second symphony in 1801-1802. It is surprisingly light-hearted in tone, considering Beethoven wrote it right at the time he realized he was becoming progressively more deaf.
feelings, for example the ode to JOY.
just one, Symphony No.9
9 but the tenth was being written while the 9th was. But it was Unfinished.
Not sure why, but he did write symphony #5 about them. Ba na na na....
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.
Hearing loss. It took him around four years to complete it.
A piece of music suggesting rural life and based on a rustic story - very popular in the 16th century
the piece was composed from 1804 to 1808 and was first perfomred in in Vienna's theater an der Wien December of 1808
The lyrics to "Ode to Joy" (An die Freude) were written by Schiller and set to music by Beethoven. It's theme is the ecstatic vision of an international brotherhood of man, a pretty revolutionary idea at the time.