The deaf composer is incapable of hearing his own brilliance. How can someone commit their life to a creation they will never be able to experience themselves? Ludwig van Beethoven composed nine tremendous symphonies and reached a level of fame unimaginable by an average man. However, at his death could not hear a single chord. His disabilities infuriated him. Yet, continued to compose through his bad hearing.1 Ludwig van Beethoven lived through tremendous hardship, and at his peak, composed some of the greatest music ever created. Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16th, 1770 in Bonn, Germany and lived a life of musical brilliance until his death on March 26th, 1827.2 Beethoven has composed music that has been performed on stages he himself never even fathomed. Beethoven left a gargantuan footprint on music that millions of artists have attempted to fill. Ludwig van Beethoven was an important historical figure because he innovated music during his time and had a heavy influence on the musical world after his death.
The piano is perhaps the most common music in all of music. Its versatility and ease-of- use makes it the ideal instrument for composition and performance. However, before Beethoven's time, the piano was considered a means of intimate performance. Beethoven holds a significant place in the development of this monumental instrument. Piano was formerly used solely for chamber music. The piano was a large instrument that was made for filling small rooms with a gentle sound. In Beethoven's mind, the piano should be used for bold expression of thought. Beethoven took the piano from the chamber to the stage.3 Beethoven displayed his incredible piano skills, as well as the pianos potential for performance when he wooed the aristocracy of Vienna with a dazzling performance.4 From the depths of a small chamber, to the glory of a stage, Beethoven helped bring the piano to where it is today.
They were said to have played extremely important roles in Beethoven's life. ... Next, Beethoven's life took a turn for the worst in 1787. ... In 1801, one of the most devastating incidents hindered Beethoven's life. ... Therefore, that is why his most profounded works were written towards the end of his life. ... Works Cited Kerman, Joseph. ...
Beethoven would also find love for something else besides music in his life. ... Students all over the world have searched and searched through Beethoven's works to find out who this mystery girl was but nothing was ever found. ... It was also noted that right before Beethoven's death that he had been sent a large sum of money from England to make his life easier (Kinderman 345). ... Many musicians that had passed through Beethoven's path through his life were in his funeral procession as well. Beethoven made many great contributions to the musical world throughout his life. ...
Beethoven would also find love for something else besides music in his life. ... Students all over the world have searched and searched through Beethoven's works to find out who this mystery girl was but nothing was ever found. ... It was also noted that right before Beethoven's death that he had been sent a large sum of money from England to make his life easier (Kinderman 345). ... Many musicians that had passed through Beethoven's path through his life were in his funeral procession as well. Beethoven made many great contributions to the musical world throughout his life. ...
Biography For someone who was destined to be famous, Beethoven's start in life was horrible. ... Neefe introduced Beethoven to the works of Bach and Mozart. ... By 1820, when he was almost totally deaf, Beethoven composed his greatest works. ... At this time he composed many of his most popular works such as the Fifth symphony, the Emperor Concerto, the Eroica and Pastoral symphonies, and his only opera Fidelio. ... Before his time, composers wrote works for religious services, and to entertain people. ...
Beethoven had to overcome physical abuse which could have triggered his declining ability to hear in his later years of life. ... The abuse received by Beethoven from his father made Beethoven seek comfort from his mother and grandfather. ... In a letter to Wegeler he wrote, " I must confess that I am living a miserable life. ... His overreaction fueled his rage to end his friendship "with his life long patron Prince Lichnowsky, because he had asked to perform for some visiting French officers." ( Ewen, 1966, pg. 31) Beethoven hated the French as soon as Napoleon pronounced himself as Emp...
When Beethoven was in Vienna he often lived with members of the nobility who also secured his income and provided him opportunities to perform his new works (Biography). ... Equally remarkable was his use of "source-motives," which recurred in many different compositions and lent some unity to his life's work. ... There is much similarity of this piece to Beethoven's ninth symphony, a work most consider Beethoven's magnum opus. Both pieces are written in D major and feature a heroic flavor that is somewhat less common in Beethoven's late period works. ... This Beethoven ...
His high-voltage personality coupled with his high-voltage genius, Beethoven was able to live his life on his own terms in everything except his deafness. ... Many of Beethoven's most popular works date from this time. ... His first twenty works hinted at the powerful explosive power to come. ... The last works period was the music of a man who had seen all and experienced all, a man in a silent, suffering world. ... Some find the works of this time to be bleak, cold and incomprehensible. ...
The ultimate heroic act is to risk one's life for the greater good of humanity. These types of heroic pieces of literature often include larger then life characters. ... Odysseus's willingness to enter disguised as a beggar and risk his life for a greater cause shows his heroic characteristics. ... Beethoven's Third Symphony has many emotional and psychological movements thought the piece. ... Both pieces demonstrate a feeling of triumph, while a person's anticipation constantly escalates throughout each of these works. ...
Musical composition parallels literature in the drama and development of one or more individuals through complex life circumstances. ... His music was as profoundly affected by his deafness as was his life. ... A contemporary study of Beethoven's work, taking into consideration medical thought on his deafness, the three distinct periods of his music and finally, response to his music during the latter period of his life, make it clear that he and his music were profoundly impacted by his hearing loss. ... (Schlosser) Beethoven's music is commonly divided into three periods: his e...
