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Ludwig van Beethoven : The 6th and 9th Symphonies
Ludwig van Beethoven was a very accomplished composer during his time period and he is still largely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time. ... # In addition to the scores of piano sonatas, duets, quartets, quintets, concertos, and so on, Beethoven composed nine symphonies. Although Beethoven himself was not a Romantic, he was the source of a great deal that exemplified the work of other Romantic composers, especially in his program or illustrative music. He defined his illustrative music in his Sixth Symphony, also known as his Pastoral Symphony because it was based on long nature walks that Beethoven regularly took as he grew deaf. ... ”# He also extended the views on sonatas, symphonies, quartets, and so on; as in his Ninth Symphony which included vocal arrangements within a movement. ...
Beethoven was also the first composer to work independently, he not only maintained this independent work method, but he was paid a salary without the duties of writing when he was told. ... Even on his deathbed Beethoven was planning a tenth symphony, a composer to the very end.# Despite his notoriously brusque manner, Beethoven was revered by Viennese society as its greatest celebrity. ... #
Even to this day, people are inspired by Beethoven’s work, not only in a musical sense but in a political sense too. ...
Beethoven was born on 17 December 1770, although we are unsure of this actual birth date, in Bonn, Germany. ... Beethoven’s grandfather was the Elector’s kapellmeister, or master of the chapel, who led the musicians court. ... Beethoven’s father, Johann van Beethoven, was a singer in the Elector’s Chapel. ... He was very strict with Beethoven. When Johann would arrive home many nights after getting drunk at the bar, and he would wake up Beethoven and make him practice his music until he was completely satisfied. Johann tried to make young Beethoven a young musical prodigy as if he were Mozart.# Although Beethoven was a much better musician than his father, he still was not a musical prodigy like Mozart. ...
At the age of sixteen Beethoven moved to Vienna. ... # Beethoven was given the opportunity to play for Mozart. When he played Mozart became very thrilled and agreed to become Beethoven’s teacher. ... Because of this unfortunate circumstance, Beethoven would never receive the chance to work with the great Mozart because he died shortly after Beethoven had left.#
Beethoven stayed in Bonn for the next five or so years after his mother’s death. ... Beethoven had worked on some compositions while he was in Bonn, but they were all finished when he returned to Vienna. Before Beethoven left Bonn, he had acquired a very good reputation for himself as a virtuoso pianist. ... # Beethoven also acquired a music teacher while he was in Vienna, his name was Johann Georg Albrechtsbeger, an organist of St. ... Johann was a learned contrapuntist of the old school, and he equipped Beethoven with the comprehensive technique that he needed to become the greatest composer of all time.#
The turn of the century is where Beethoven’s first musical period is said to end. ... #
During the change of the century, after his first musical period, Beethoven began to recognize the first signs of deafness.
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