Ludwig Van Beethoven essays
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In her book ‘Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical politics in Vienna, 1792-1803’, Tia DeNora attempts to interpret Beethoven’s primary success and ‘the construction of genius’. The main concern she brings up is that “the crux of the problem with most Beethoven literature as it addresses the composer’s reputation is that, to varying degrees, that literature consists of retrospective accounts that isolate the quality of Beethoven’s works as the cause of his recognition… in retrospect, influence is conceived as...
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Beethoven is one of the most well-known and influential musicians of all time, if not, the most. He has been credited for bridging the gap between the classical period and the romantic period, and he has drastically changed the way music is played in a lot of ways. To put it bluntly, he effectively made the romantic period. Biographical Facts Beethoven’s early life wasn’t the best, his family was poor and he didn’t have much going for him academically. He...
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Music was used to invoke nationalistic pride within the people of France and proved to be an essential tool when rising against the aristocracy during the French Revolution. For example, ‘Le Marseillaise’, which is the French national anthem. It was written during this period of time. It is clearly known that the French Revolution presented some composers even now we listen to their compositions. There are some main reasons why music is really inimitable and different from that period. The...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer and pianist, baptized in Bonn, Germany, on the 17th of December 1770. He was an important figure on the bridge between classical and romantic eras. He was educated by his father in a vigorous way and later studied with musician Christian Gottlob Neefe. Joseph Haydn also taught Beethoven composition when Beethoven was at the age of 21 at Vienna. Beethoven wrote in total 32 piano sonatas in his whole life between 1795 and 1822....
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Beethoven’s political ethos was liberal; however, he did at times seem to express views that were quite conservative and could also be interpreted as ambiguous. He was not afraid to express his political views through music. Examples of which could be heard in the opera ‘Fidelio’, about the unjust imprisonment overcome by a heroic individual. Also, in his cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II, a kind, benevolent enlightened leader. His overriding beliefs were in family, fairness, love, and...
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer. He was noted for connecting the classical and Romantic ages of Western music. He was known as a musical genius that completely deaf. Beethoven’s childhood life Beethoven was full of charisma in music but he didn’t stop improving himself. He created notes on the five lines that became very valuable but the composer has not allowed the piracy that has occurred. His ears were finally got destroyed and he became deaf....
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