Ludwig van Beethoven

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No. He never married or had children, so there are no direct descendants. He had four brothers and two sisters. Only one brother had a solitary child, Karl. Karl and his wife had four daughters and a son. The son emigrated to the United States, where he worked for the Michigan Central Railroad Company of Detroit. He married a concert pianist, Maria Nitsche. Their only son Karl Julius died childless, and thus the

Beethoven was a composer of music, not a painter.

Beethoven is best known for his nine symphonies, which have been called the cornerstones of Western civilization. The most famous two are the Fifth Symphony and the Ninth Symphony because of their grandeur. The Moonlight is best remembered for it's dream-like opening. The Pathetique, on the other hand, is a passionate and desperate work which requires that the symphony produce a loud, overwhelming sound. He was an innovator, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet, and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. He was an innovator, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet, and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. At the age of 7 he had his first public performance.

Beethoven had no specific goals. He composed music because his innate talent drove him to do so.

Beethoven had 32 piano sonatas.

The first thing to do is obtain the sheet music. Then, if you know how to read music, just work at it. If you do not, I would recommend getting piano lessons and learning how before attempting to play pieces at that level.

I only know of one event that happened during Beethoven's time and that was the french revolution. It happened in 1789 when Beethoven was 18.

Classical

Beethoven number 1 :)

his very own Funeral March

"He wrote it"

Mozart was 22 when he composed the 12 variations of 'Twinkle, Twinkle little star'.

I know this because Mozart composed this piece of music in 1778 and he was born in 1756, this means 1778-1756=22!

I can't give you specifics without some research-- it's not as if he worked for a "Composition Firm" from 9 to 5 earning a regular salary. In those days composers might be fortunate enough to have rich titled patrons who supported them in their artistic work, usually with requirements to produce various works for the patron's court. A good example of such an artist is Francois Couperin (Le Grand, a contemporary of JS Bach) who was a musician in the court of Louis XIV. By Beethoven's day it was becoming more common to receive some private commissions for the composition of various works. And of course he was a famous and celebrated pianist before deafness overtook him. I think it's very interesting to note that while some composers (notably Mozart) died penniless and destitute, Beethoven managed his affairs in such a way that he was able to take care of himself and even leave an estate.

It isn't polyphonic - it's is monophonic: A melody accompanied by broken and arpeggiated chords virtually all the way through. Polyphonic means two separate voice lines playing against one another - that doesn't occur in Fur Elise.

an artisam under the authority of the church

Beethoven was born in 1770. He was died in 1827. He died at the age of 57.

There were no composers similar to Mozart, he was unique. Other composers from the "Classical Period" were - Christoph Gluck, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Carl Bach (3rd son of J S Bach), Christian Bach (youngest son of J S Bach), Thomas Arne, Luigi Boccherini, Domenico Cimarosa, Antonio Salieri, Giovanni Paisiello.

Piano is short for pianissimo. To play piano means to play softly.

Yes, Beethoven completed his famous and brilliant Ninth Symphony in 1824 (which includes the text setting of Schiller's 'Ode to Joy' in the finale). He even started a tenth later in his life.

There is dispute about the cause of Beethoven's death; alcoholic cirrhosis, syphilis, infectious hepatitis, lead poisoning, sarcoidosis and Whipple's disease have all been claimed.

Deaf people sense vibration in the part of the brain that other people use for hearing - which helps explain how deaf musicians can sense music, and how deaf people can enjoy concerts and other musical events. These findings suggest that the experience deaf people have when 'feeling' music is similar to the experience other people have when hearing music. The perception of the musical vibrations by the deaf is likely every bit as real as the equivalent sounds, since they are ultimately processed in the same part of the brain.

The 9th was first performed on 7th May 1824 and since Beethoven spent much time over most of his compositions rather than composing them in 'one go' it is not possible to say with certainly, but it would have been around 1817 when he started his composition.

I know of Opus 86: Mass in C and Opus 123: Mass in D Missa Solemnis, Opus 85: Christ in the Mount of Olives. I don't know if there are any more.

John Williams.