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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 14:46:09 GMT -5
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 14:47:10 GMT -5
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), the second-oldest child of the court musician and tenor singer Johann van Beethoven, was born in Bonn. Ludwig's father drilled him thoroughly with the ambition of showcasing him as a child prodigy. Ludwig gave his first public performance as a pianist when he was eight years old. At the age of eleven he received the necessary systematic training in piano performance and composition from Christian Gottlob Neefe, organist and court musician in Bonn. Employed as a musician in Bonn court orchestra since 1787, Beethoven was granted a paid leave of absence in the early part of 1787 to study in Vienna under Mozart. he was soon compelled to return to Bonn, however, and after his mother's death had to look after the family. In 1792 he chose Vienna as his new residence and took lessons from Haydn, Albrechtsberger, Schenck and Salieri. By 1795 he had earned a name for himself as a pianist of great fantasy and verve, admired in particular for his brilliant improvisations. Before long he was traveling in the circles of the nobility. They offered Beethoven their patronage, and the composer dedicated his works to them in return. By 1809 his patrons provided him with an annuity which enabled him to live as a freelance composer without financial worries. Beethoven was acutely interested in the development of the piano. He kept close contact with the leading piano building firms in Vienna and London and thus helped pave the way for the modern concert grand piano. Around the year 1798 Beethoven noticed that he was suffering from a hearing disorder. He withdrew into increasing seclusion for the public and from his few friends and was eventually left completely deaf. By 1820 he was able to communicate with visitors and trusted friends only in writing, availing himself of "conversation notebooks". The final years in the life of the restless bachelor (he changed living quarters no fewer than fifty-two times) were darkened by severe illness and by the struggle over the guardianship of his nephew Karl, upon whom he poured his solicitude, jealousy, expectations and threats in an effort to shape the boy according to his wishes. When the most famous composer of the age died, about thirty thousand mourners and curious onlookers were present at the funeral procession on March 26, 1827. www.lucare.com/immortal/bio.html
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 14:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 14:51:29 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 14:53:28 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 15:00:36 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 15:06:25 GMT -5
After doing some encyclopedia research on Beethoven complete this quiz:
MUSIC-COMPOSER'S QUIZ
NAME______________________DATE_______
1. NAME OF THIS WEEK'S COMPOSER____________________________
2. NICKNAME?_____________________________________
3. WHAT COUNTRY WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
4. WHAT YEAR WAS COMPOSER BORN________________________________
5. WHAT YEAR DID COMPOSER DIE________________________
6. NAME ONE OF COMPOSER'S FAMOUS WORKS______________________________
7. HOW MANY OPERA'S OR CONCERTO'S DID COMPOSER WRITE_____________________
8. WHAT WAS THE FIRST OR PRIMARY INSTRUMENT COMPOSER PLAYED_______________________________
9. TELL OF TWO THINGS YOU LEARNED THAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THIS COMPOSER_____________________________ ______________________________________
10. WHAT WAS COMPOSER'S CONDITION AT DEATH________________________________ _____________________________________
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 15:37:26 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 15:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 16:07:41 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 17:56:20 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 17, 2004 18:41:07 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 18, 2004 9:56:36 GMT -5
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Post by Charity on Oct 18, 2004 9:58:32 GMT -5
Click to this site: www.essentialsofmusic.com/eras/eras.htmlLEARN ABOUT THE SIX ERAS OF MUSIC Musical works and their composers are usually described as belonging to a specific era: Bach wrote "Baroque" music, for example, while Chopin was a "Romantic" composer. These terms serve as a sort of shorthand to tell us that the music shares aspects of style with other pieces written at roughly the same time. These eras of music, however, relate to more than just the sounds of the pieces. They reflect broad changes in society and culture that influenced the way music was written, performed, and heard. In this section you can explore the historical themes, musical context, and stylistic ideas that mark the six major periods of music: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century. You can also learn about the composers of these periods and explore how musical style changed from era to era.
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Post by Charity on Oct 18, 2004 10:01:40 GMT -5
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