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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Book Report: Ludwig van Beethoven German composer and pianist‚ Ludwig van Beethoven‚ was born December 1770 and spent most of his life in Vienna‚ Austria. His first teacher was his alcoholic father‚ who worked as a musician at the Court of Bonn. Teaching him day and night‚ Ludwig suffered from his father’s harsh and erratic behavior. For a time‚ he and his father played at the Church. As his father’s alcoholism increased‚ Ludwig became the main musician. Beethoven’s talents were discovered
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Musical Style and Innovations Beethoven is viewed as a transitional figure between the Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. Above all‚ his works distinguish themselves from those of any prior composer through his creation of large‚ extended architectonic structures characterized by the extensive development of musical material‚ themes‚ and motifs‚ usually by means of "modulation"‚ that is‚ a change in the feeling of the home key‚ through a variety of keys or harmonic regions. Although
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Composed in 1885‚ Johannes Brahms published "Symphony No .4" . Having a length of forty minutes‚ "Symphony No .4" was first played at the Los Angeles Philharmonic in November 30‚ 1923. Conducted by Walter Henry Rothwell ‚ the orchestration included; 3 trombones‚ timpani‚ triangle‚ strings‚ 2 flutes ‚ 2 oboes‚ 2 clarinets‚ 2 bassoons‚ contrabassoon‚ 4 horns ‚and 2 trumpets‚ Viewed as the protagonist of Mozart during the Classical tradition‚ Johannes Brahmn’s success starts off at a young age
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actors. Beethoven himself is played by the actor Gary Oldman‚ who is known for his role in several of the Batman movies. The movie starts out by revealing a mystery and throughout the rest of the movie there are flashbacks that take place between Beethoven and his secretary‚ Anton Schindler. The mystery itself is of a unofficial will that is found‚ where Beethoven leaves his property to an unnamed “immortal beloved”. Anton Schindler sets out on a journey to find the truth about whom Beethoven wanted
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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Established in 1932‚ The Sydney Symphony Ochestra (SSO) is a full ninety-member Orchestra based in Sydney. The SSO have enjoyed good profitability in recent years through both strong government support and high concert attendance. However‚ the music industry they operate in has a constantly changing external environment making future profitability a frequently asked question. This essay seeks to predict the future profitability of SSO within this competitive environment
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Physics Lab Report#8 “Solving Problem Involving Vector Addition” Name: Fei Huo Date performed: November 12‚ 2014 Period 5 Teacher: Mr. Glasel Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to solve problems that involve the vector addition. Introduction: My classmates and I were solving the equations by graphing them and/or to solve them algebraically. Each of the equations had scales and we were to use these scales for each question in graph paper. Some if the questions didn’t need to
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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 he called compositions
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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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2017 Classical Era Symphony What is symphony exactly? A symphony is derived from Greek words syn.‚ “together” and phone‚ “sounding”. A symphony is an extended work for orchestra typically consisting of large sections or movements. The symphony that we know today originated from the 18th century opera sinfonia. This type of music has fast movement‚ slow movement‚ and dance like movement that were used in the 18th century. Format of Classical Symphony is slow movement in A-B-A or theme‚ Allegro
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