Y. Lee Dr. Macfarlane December 17‚ 2012 Music Theory III Music Theory III Final Paper Beethoven Sonata No. 27 (e minor) This piece is highly unusual for Beethoven Sonatas. One‚ although it was written at the start of his late period‚ this sonata had only two movements‚ the first being extremely short. Secondly‚ this was the first that Beethoven started writing his tempo markings in German‚ as though implying that this Sonata was more personal. Beethoven has also remarked on this piece that he considered
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the most famous musicians in the world were Bach and Beethoven‚ which one is better? If you don’t know who Bach or Beethoven are‚ they are both classical composers who wrote music mostly in the romantic period. Beethoven is a better musician than Bach in many ways. First of all‚ Beethoven started playing and composing before Bach. Beethoven at the age of 12 started playing and composing! Bach started around the age of 20‚ and by that time Beethoven was famous. Bach did write more “symphonies” or what
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Heiligenstadt Testament‚ a letter written by Beethoven in which he confessed the tragic loss of his hearing to his brothers‚ is perhaps the most influential document related to Beethoven and his legacy as a heroic figure in music. Although the letter was never sent and found only after his death‚ upon its discovery in 1827‚ news of the Testament and the heartfelt confession by its writer spread quickly and served as a catalyst which propelled Beethoven to the height of an artistic hero. To the public
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Everyone in this society has his or her own definition of the word “romantic.” The word gives off the notion of “sentiment and sentimentality‚ a visionary or idealistic lack of reality. It connotes fantasy and fiction. It has been associated with different times and with distant places: the island of Bali‚ the world of the Arabian Nights‚ the age of the troubadours and even Manhattan.”(Kreis) Romanticism is used all over the world as it relates to many different things. From advertisements in
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Romantic Period (1820-1900) Characteristic of Music -it is a manifestation of one’s feelings -it is an expression of emotion -among the different periods of civilization‚ Baroque‚ Renaissance‚ it was during the Romantic period wherein the expression of feelings was clearly emphasized thru music. Romanticism -is a movement which means intense emotional manifestation‚ imagination and individualism -it allows free expression of feelings -artists were given to show their inner ideas and beliefs
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Many wonder‚ how is it that Beethoven became deaf? He became deaf around the 1790s‚ and during those times there wasn’t the amount of advanced technology or medication that would be able to figure out what exactly caused his deafness‚ however there are many theories. One of the most popular theories is that he had Otosclerosis‚ one not so popular theory is lead poisoning. Otosclerosis is a disease of the bones that are typically in the middle and inner ear. The “ossicles” which are bones‚ come together
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during the 19th century” (Bent‚ 2006‚ p.13)‚ although basic methods of analysis of music has been suggested to date back to the eighteenth century and have become a seductively compelling and important topic for music scholars over the last fifty years‚ and as a result‚ an extensive range of literature proclaims the value of interaction between analysis and performance. “Analysis needs to clarify our relationship to the music‚ not congest it with information which we cannot relate to our listening or playing”
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1820) was a classical composer whose music played an important role in the transition from the classical period (1750-1820) to the romantic period (1820-1900) of the western music. Beethoven was born in what today is Germany in the year 1770‚ he came from a family of musicians. As a kid‚ he showed great ability to perform the piano‚ therefore‚ since a very young age he was forced to practice long hours by his drunk father. Even though he was forced to played‚ which would
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (December 16‚ 1770 – March 26‚ 1827) He was a German composer of Classical music‚ the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest of composers‚ and his reputation inspired – and in some cases intimidated – composers‚ musicians‚ and audiences who were to come after him. Beethoven’s first music teacher was his father‚ who worked as a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn. Beethoven’s
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At the onset of 33 Variations‚ it is evident that there are many parallels between the lives of both Beethoven and Katherine. The reasoning behind these parallels‚ however‚ is not revealed until Katherine delivers her final lecture. As Katherine begins her lecture‚ she starts by explaining the purpose of a hypothesis before then providing the audience with her own. “My hypothesis was that Beethoven wanted to use Diabelli’s waltz to show Vienna what a great masterwork he could create out of a grain
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