Beethoven1

A detailed Summary of Beethoven1

For many people, Ludwig Van Beethoven is considered the greatest

composer who ever lived and is the highest level of musical geniuses. His

compositions are the expression of one of the most powerful musical personalities

of all time which he exceeded above average in both areas of Classical and

Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, December 16, 1770, and was

baptized on December 17. His father, Johann, was a singer employed by the

Elector of Cologne in Bonn. Johann married Maria Magdalena Laym, a cook's

daughter. Together they had seven children of which three sons survived,

Beethoven was the oldest (Collier's Encyclopedia, Beethoven).

When Johanns' career was threatened by alcoholism, he saw his chance to

get rich by exploiting his son Beethoven as a child prodigy. He claimed

Beethoven was years younger than he actually was, neglected his formal

education, and made him practice his music endlessly. His attempt to get rich was

a disaster and probably encouraged the brusque and withdrawing personality

Beethoven developed. Beethoven was a solo pianist and piano teacher when he

was in his twenties. He was well known for his temperamental nature. He had to

Great Britain: Butler & Tanner Ltd., 1986.

and suspicious, touchy, forgetful, and prone to rages of temper. As a bachelor, he

Beethoven has modulated to the dominant key of E flat major. The remainder of

Symphonies, the 'Razumovsky' were composed at this time (McLeish, pg. 19).

form, and made his own rules. His music was governed by the logic of a great

music. The boisterousness of his youth turned into a mature artist pondering and

Sonate Pathetique, Opus 13 was written in 1798 and named by the composer

third movement of the "Pathetique" was considered Rondo.

Although Beethoven still uses the tonic-dominant relationships to start and

contains a series of V - I cadences.

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