Ludwig van Beethoven

Fidelio An Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven "Fidelio," opera in two acts, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Produced in three acts, as "Fidelio, oder, die eheliche Liebe" (Fidelio, or Conjugal Love), at the Theatre on the Wien, November 20, 1805. Revised and given at the Imperial Private Theatre, March 29, 1806, but withdrawn after a few performances. Again revised and successfully brought out May 23, 1814, at the Kärnthnerthor Theatre (Theatre at the Carinthian Gate), Vienna, Paris, Théâtre Lyrique,…

Concert Make-Up Assignment Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. His father was a musician in Bonn. Beethoven was interested in music from an early age and when his father was at home, his father would teach Beethoven music. He learned to play the piano and the clavier, an instrument like a harpsichord. His father would punish him when he made mistakes or hesitated and that affected Beethoven's life and future. On March 26th, 1778, when he was seven years old, he had…

opera sinfonia for concert use emerged in the 1720s and 30s and soon, composers such as Giovanni Battista Sammartini and Johann Stamitz began composing symphonies as an independent work. Three symphonies from Johann Stamitz, Joseph Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven will be used in this paper to compare four elements –movement structure, length of the first movement, instrumentation and the compositional techniques used…

The difference between Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are first Haydn was born in 1732 in a tiny Austrian village called Rohrau, Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, and Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. They all have many different lives they lived. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was conceived in a small Austrian town called Roharu. Until he was six, his musical foundation comprised of folksongs and laborer moves (which later had an impact on his style). Hayden's excited reaction to…

art and Beethoven, numerous amounts of his beautiful music come to mind, as I am sure it happens to many others as well. I remember as a little girl my uncle, who I looked up to, would listen to the works of Beethoven. Being that of a young age I did not truly understand, but knew I loved it. For me, one of my personal favorites is Moonlight sonata. Moonlight Sonata was one of Beethoven’s most popular piano compositions. I well explain in this essay how Moonlight sonata reflects Beethoven and…

Sonata in A minor, K. 110 Domenico Scarlatti Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples, Italy, on October 26, 1685. A brilliant musician at an early age, Scarlatti followed in the compositional footsteps of his father, Alessandro Scarlatti. In 1708, Scarlatti moved to Rome to become maestro di cappella to the exiled queen of Poland, Maria Casimira. He later became head of the Cappella Giulia, the choir of St. Peter’s Basilica that sings for all solemn functions of the Vatican. While in Rome,…

contrasted with minor sections. This is especially apparent in the Grave introduction section. Yes, the display of emotions of the Pathetique Sonata is unusual for the Classical period and that is because Beethoven is a composer that wrote at the tail end of the Classical period. I do realize that Beethoven could be considered to be both in the Classical Period and in the Romantic period, but for this excerpt, I will consider him to be a part of the Classical Period, even though he was more…

the eighteenth and eighteenth century when Bach and Beethoven were in the center of classical music. Although the performance of the previous concert I attended (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra) was outstanding, I could feel the the LA Philharmonic, led by Gustavo Dudamel, is more prestiges. The audience was well-dressed and had a joyful attitude toward the event. The program included Johan Sebastian Bach’s Adagio and Fugue in C major, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Quintet in E-flat major. As the name…

The instrumental musical piece from the Classical Period that I chose to discuss this week is Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Second Movement: Andante con moto, composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. This instrumental musical piece forms part of the larger multi-movement Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. Beethoven is one of my favorite Classical Period composers and the entire multi-movement Symphony No. 5 has been one of my absolute favorites ever since I first listened to it years ago. While…

Beethovens 5th symphony movement 4 This piece was composed by Ludwig Beethoven between the years 1804-1808. This is the most frequently performed symphonies and arguable one of the best classical pieces ever composed. This piece was first performed in 1808 and achieved its fame shortly afterwards. Beethoven was a major composer who help music transition from the classical to the romantic era. Beethoven did not only compose 9 symphonies but he also composed a few piano concertos, violin concertos…