Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven overcame many obstacles throughout his life (1770-1827). By expanding the style of his influences, he accomplished musical tasks before possible. His influences were Neefe, Mozart, and Bach. In comparison to other composers, such as Bach and Mozart, Beethoven produced a relatively small number of symphonies. However, his nine symphonies contained more emotion and ingenuity than all other artists' combined. In fact, the Ninth Symphony Orchestra is Beethoven's most renowned work, as well as the greatest accomplishment in music history. Beethoven possessed an enormous musical mind, and proved himself to be the most influential composer of all time.Beethoven's road to fame was anything but easy. He encountered numerous difficulties along the way. Ludwig Beethoven was born into a dysfunctional family. His father, a successful violinist and tenor singer, was also an abusive alcoholic (Mann 72). Beethoven began learning to play the piano at a very young age, with his father as instructor. His father initiated the informal training through drastic means (Landon 52). "[Beethoven's] father would wake him up at night to beat the music into his sleepy head" (73). As a result, Beethoven's musical
In 1802, the start of the second period, Beethoven realized that his hearing was deteriorating, and he slid into a state of depression (Landon 179). As a result, in 1802, Beethoven's work broke free from the formal conventions of classical music. He looked inward and liberated his mind as well as his emotions; Beethoven created music with a deeper meaning. He poured his entire mind and soul into his music. "He did this because of a tormented life that demanded continual emotional releases-something he found only in music" (Janaro and Altshuler 228). Beethoven composed the majority of his work in the second period, Symphony No. 3 - Symphony No. 8. In 1803, he began work on Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Opus 55, "The Eroica" (Grove 45-46). Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, Opus 60, was completed in September of 1806. By mid 1808 Beethoven finished Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67, and Symphony No. 6 in F major, Opus 68, "The Pastora" (Grove 62, 65-68). At the age of nine, Beethoven began his first formal training with the composer and organist, Christian Gottlob Neefe (Landon 55). Neefe started what became a life long journey into music for the nine-year-old prodigy. In addition to instructing Beethoven on the piano and organ, Neefe also taught him to compose. In 1782, with the help of his mentor, Beethoven published his first works, a set of nine variations for piano (59). Although Beethoven had several different teachers, he did not adopt one style over another. Instead, he took all styles and combined them into a perfect balance. In the history of music, Beethoven is unique as a composer and as a person. Three different time periods characterize Ludwig van Beethoven's career. The f
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