in love with music.It was also the year my mother and father had signed me up for piano lessons with our new teacher.I can remember touching those warm hollow keys with eagerness‚ feeling excited that I would soon play those familiar tones. To my clumsy and naive nature‚ instead of my prized moment with the song Für Elise that stood on the stand before me‚ I was gifted a set of Basic Beginner Books from my piano teacher. I was given two weeks to learn various scales‚basses‚ clefs and practice
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Ludwig van Beethoven The Deaf Maestro Essential Question: Who was Beethoven‚ and what was his effect on European? Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music‚ choral works
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of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children of which
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It has been over 200 years since the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven‚ but his music is alive and excites millions of people‚ almost as if it was created by our contemporary. Anyone who is even slightly acquainted with Beethoven`s biography and musical legacy‚ cannot help but fall in love with pieces of music of this composer. Between high ideals praise in his musical works and his life‚ there was no single abruption. Beethoven’s life is an example of courage and persistent struggle against life’s obstacles
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The Piano In order to motivate or persuade an audience to take action‚ a text must appeal to the ears as much as to the eyes. Throughout the film called “The Piano”‚ directed by Jane Campion‚ Symbolisms and the use of Sounds are applied to the film to influence the audience to understand the film more. Symbolism is an exceptionally important and significant part of film as it brings insight‚ foreshadowing and introduces key themes. In the film‚ symbolisms are used effectively and purposefully
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“The Piano Lesson” by August Wilson tells the story of Boy Willie who travels up to Philadelphia from Georgia to visit his sister‚ and try to convince her to sell their inherited piano. After he arrives his sister‚ Bernice‚ refuses to sell the piano because of the history of the family it possesses. The piano was stolen from their family’s owners during the time of slavery. It was stolen because Willie and Bernice’s father‚ Boy Charles‚ had carved pictures of members of their family sold to a different
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 16‚ 1770 in Germany. His father‚ Johann van Beethoven‚ was his first music teacher. It is reported that Beethoven’s father was a very strict and hard music teacher. Beethoven knew how to play the piano‚ viola‚ and the organ‚ and was on his way to showing the public his talent at the early age of 7. His most important music teacher in Germany was Christian Gottlob Neefe‚ who helped him publish his first composition at the age of 10‚ which was a set of nine
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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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September 20‚ 2013 On December 17‚ 1770‚ Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany to the parents of Maria Keverich and Johann van Beethoven. He was raised by his father who hoped he was going to become a child prodigy in music like Mozart was. Although Beethoven’s father was quite a singer‚ he never did match up to the music abilities that Beethoven’s grandfather had. The talent that the grandfather had‚ fortunately was present in Beethoven even though it was not present in his father. That
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Chapter 17: 1. Describe the solo concerto or "concerto" as it is now referred to in the Classical Period (5 pts). This could sort of be considered the start to public concerts where the composer organized and managed most of the administrative details. The Classical concerto features one person or instrument. The soloist stands while the rest of the orchestra sits. The enter and leave with the conductor which gives them a special status. They get to bow and acknowledge the audience. The most often
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