Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is widely recognized to be one of the pre-eminent classical music personalities of the Western world. This German musical wizard created numerous works that firmly entrenched in the repertoire. Although‚ Beethoven may have suffered from bipolar disorder‚ hearing loss consistent with Paget’s disease‚ he still managed to be the one of the best composers of all time. (Dehm‚ 2008) (Mai‚ 2007) Beethoven demonstrates his intense preoccupation with thinking artistically
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor‚ Op. 13 – Ludwig Van Beethoven Beethoven wrote this piece 1798. A publisher suggested the name ‘Pathétique’ with Beethoven’s mutual agreement at the same time. The word pathétique means emotional and passionate‚ not to be confused with a very similar English word – pathetic. C minor was one of Beethoven’s favourite keys because the sonority is dark‚ powerful and emotional. A large range of dynamics are used (compared to other composers in the same era) to convey and emphasize
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Irving Berlin is one of the most famous American composers and lyricist‚ having effect on the American Broadway‚ cinema‚ and music. He produced seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores‚ in addition to writing over three thousand songs. His songs are classics that most people know‚ some of his most famous songs are God Bless America and White Christmas. He is one of my favorite composers of all time‚ because he has written both songs‚ Broadway scores‚ and film scores that I have listened
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Piano Sonata in C Minor‚ Op. 13 ("Pathétique")‚ I. Grave; Allegro Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor‚ Op. 13‚ commonly known as Sonata “Pathétique” is written by a world famous German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven. This piece of music is comprised of three movements‚ Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio‚ Adagio cantabil‚ and Rondo: Allegro. The sonata form is used in the first movement‚ and contains three parts which are called the Exposition‚ Development and Recapitulation respectively. The
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Beethoven and Tchaikovsky While Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky have much in common‚ they also have many differences. Both men are famous for their orchestral compositions and their future influence on other composers. They experienced a blend of horrible failures and great successes. Although they were from different musical time periods‚ they both made huge contributions to the world of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany 1770; the second half of the classical
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featured many classic and romantic western pieces made by some of the most famous composers in the world such as Bach‚ Hadyn and Chopin Nonetheless‚ the piece that intrigued me the most was composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven and titled “Sonata no.27 in E minor‚ Op. 90”. Beethoven wrote this song in the summer of 1814‚ his first piano solo in what appeared to have been four years (Kerman). During those four years‚ Beethoven was deeply depressed and emotionally perturbed; the Napoleonic wars were ongoing
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Word Count 1‚045 The composer I chose is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for my composer report. The reason I chose this composer is because his life was very interesting to me. I learned things that didn’t know about him until we read about him in class. His life was so interesting that someone wrote a movie about him and several books have been written about his life and work as well. His work has made a lasting impression on the world and our society. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)‚ “Mozart is among the least autobiographical of composers” (Greenberg‚ 2011‚ p. 144). According to Greenberg (2011)‚ regarding Mozart‚ “his music came from a source frankly divorced from issues and worries of the everyday”‚ the things inspired him were not from emotional events in his life expressed in his music. Deep emotional events in his life which should have inspired certain emotional expression in his art were in fact not reflected at all. What was expressed
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During the Classical era‚ two of the world’s greatest composers emerged: Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Many people have heard of these men‚ but not many know the bumpy road they traveled to become world renowned. While both of these men are revered for their contributions to classical music‚ they each went about it differently. Moreover‚ both men had musical family backgrounds and knew music from a young age. Beethoven had many struggles‚ both physical and emotional‚ that he had
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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.
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