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Ludwig van Beethoven
Questions about the famous Classical-Romantic composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music and his personal life.
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What is altered in the recapitulation of the first movement of the Piano Concerto in A?
Which composer? Mozart's concerto no. 23 in A has its second theme in E major, and in the recapitulation it returns in A major. Schumann's concerto in A minor has its second theme in C major, returning in A major for the recapitulation.
Who is considered to be the leading composer of the pre-Classical period of music?
The baroque era is what so people call pre classical era. There a tie with Bach and Handel.
Beethoven is known as a bridge composer to the Romantic era because?
He wrote highly dramatic and emotional music
Beethoven may not be the only composer who was deaf but he was a composer and he did go deaf later in his life.
Ludwig van Beethoven, the German composer and pianist, was born in 1770. Somewhere around 1796, Beethoven began to lose his hearing, suffering from severe tinnitus (ringing in the ears) which made it difficult for him to hear the music. By 1814, he was almost completely deaf. There has been much speculation as to what caused his deafness, but the true reason remains unknown.
Beethoven continued to compose music, despite the fact that his hearing had deteriorated to the point that he used "conversation books". He became sick in December 1826, becoming mostly bedridden until his death on 26 March, 1827.
ADDITION: Other fairly composers have gone deaf, including William Boyce (prior to Beethoven) and Bedřich Smetana. Both of these continued to work after their hearing loss, as Beethoven.
ADDITION: Gabriel Urbain Fauré also went deaf towards the end of his life and continued to compose. Also the lesser known German composer Felix Draeseke.
ADDITION: A living composer who actually began her music career with profound deafness (from age 12) is Dame Evelyn Glennie, who has composed/performed some of the most fascinating percussion music I've ever heard.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
ADDITION: Bedrich Smetana has already lost much of his hearing when he composed the famous piece, "Die Moldau"
Beethoven's ninth symphony is unusual in that it is scored for?
Beethoven's ninth symphony is unusual in that it is scored for a vocal quartet and orchestra.
Who wrote more Symphonies Beethoven or Mozart?
Both wrote hundreds of different works, many not published. However, Beethoven completed 9 symphonies; the numbering of Mozart's symphonies runs to 41 but there are up to 50 (some not granted numbers), so in purely numerical terms Mozart wrote more.
How did Beethoven get lead poisoning?
Beethoven's death was believed to be a result of prolonged exposure to lead poisoning.
It is not known what caused Beethoven's exposure to lead poisoning for so much of his life. There is speculation that, because he was a fairly heavy drinker, he perhaps drank from lead cups. Another alternative is that, because he had consulted so many doctors for his various ailments, lead exposure may have come from the many medical treatments he received which, in his time, were often laced with heavy metals.
Was Beethoven known for his bad temper?
Yeah. Although he had a terrifying temper but he still was considered as one of the most procificient composers throughout history. He had taught his students very harshly that if you don't study as hard as he would expect, then he would probably have yelled at you right in the face. I still consider him as one of my favorites of all time but imagine this. If you have heard of this TV show called the Hell's Kitchen, he is exactly like Chef Gordon Ramsy at music. Many students of his thought he was crazy.
Because Beethoven wrote highly dramatic and emotional music he is considered?
Beethoven is considered a composer of the "Romantic" era.
Correctly speaking, Beethoven provided the transition from Classical to Romantic. His earlier music was less complex, and melodic in the traditional Classical style, whilst later compositions were more emotional and intense.
He might also be considered a "bridge" composer to the Romantic era.
Who was the women beethoven sent the love letter to?
in 1812 beethoven wrote a love letter to a woman known only as my immortal beloved given no name thought it is still unclear at the moment!!
What is the song called that Beethoven wrote that went like bom bom bom bomm?
Beethoven's 5th Symphony, which, by the way, is an orchestral work and not to be confused with as a "song".
What is the heiligenstadt testament and ho does it relates to Beethoven's life?
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The Heiligenstadt testament is a letter written by Beethoven in 1824 to his brothers Carl and Johann Beethoven. How it relates...here is a section of the letter: "...You my brothers Carl and [Johann] as soon as I am dead if Dr. Schmid is still alive ask him in my name to describe my malady and attach this document to the history of my illness so that so far as possible at least the world may become reconciled with me after my death..." So that way, you sympathetically know Beethoven's reason to stay there (at Heiligenstadt) for the rest of his life.
Is the third movement of Beethoven's Appassionata sonata - form?
Yes, but it's unusual in that the development and recapitulation sections are repeated instead of the usual exposition.
How do you attend a symphony on the sims 3?
Every once in a while at the movie theater, they have a symphony, so if you see like shining lights (in Map View) from the theater, click on it and "Go to symphony" might be one of the options, or it might be "see movie." I do not know how often the symphonies are scheduled, but they are located at the movie theater.
What are the keys and to whom did Beethoven write his piano sonatas?
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 complete sonatas for solo piano. Given below are the sonata number, key, opus number and the dedicatee respectively. The sonatas which has marked as the dedicatee unknown; is not recorded on the score or not dedicated to a particular person.
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op.2 No.1: Franz Joseph Haydn
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major Op.2 No.2: Franz Joseph Haydn
- Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major Op.2 No.3: Franz Joseph Haydn
- Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major Op.7 : Countess Barbara von Keglevics
- Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op.10 No.1: Countess Anna Margarete Browne
- Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major Op.10 No.2: Countess Anna Margarete Browne
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major Op.10 No.3: Countess Anna Margarete Browne
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor: "Pathétique" Op.13: Prince Karl Lichnowsky
- Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major Op.14 No.1: Baroness Josephine von Braun
- Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major Op.14 No.2: Baroness Josephine von Braun
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major Op.22: Count Johann Georg Browne
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major Op.26: Prince Karl Lichnowsky
- Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major: "Sonata quasi una Fantasia" Op.27 No.1: Princess von Leichtenstein
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor: "Mondschein-Sonate" (Moonlight) Op.27 No.2: Countess Giulietta Guicciardi
- Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major: "Pastorale" Op.28: Joseph Sonnenfels
- Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major Op.31 No.1: Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor: "Sturm-Sonate" (Tempest): Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major: Unknown
- (Easy) Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor: Unknown
- (Easy) Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major: Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major: "Waldstein-Sonate" Op.53: Count Ferdinand von Waldstein
- Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major: Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor: "Appassionata" Op.57: Count Anatol Brunsvik
- Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major: "À Thérèse" Op.78: Therese Brunsvik
- Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major: Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major: "Les Adieux" Op.81 No.1 (Op.81a): Archduke Rudolph
- Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op.90: Count Moritz Lichnowsky
- Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major Op.101: Baroness Dorothea von Ertmann
- Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major: "Hammerklavier-Sonate" Op.106: Archduke Rudolph
- Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op.109: Maximiliane Brentan
- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op.110: Unknown
- Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op.111: Archduke Rudolph
