LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer whose music stands between the Classical and Romantic periods. His major works include the Fifth Symphony, Ninth Symphony, Moonlight Sonata, Für Elise, the Archduke Trio, and the late string quartets. These works expanded the emotional range of instrumental music.

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13 articles related to LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:

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  PIANO

  Für Elise: 2 versions of Beethoven's best-known piano piece

  Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, commonly known as Für Elise, is undoubtedly Beethoven's best-known piano work as well as...
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  Poetry

  On the Massacre of Glencoe: Walter Scott lyrics set to Beethoven's arrangement of folk melody

  The Massacre of Glencoe is one of the darkest chapters in Scottish history which saw the treacherous slaughter of...
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  Nature Sounds

  8 orchestral pieces depicting thunderstorms

  Of all the meteorological phenomena, thunderstorms are perhaps one of the most imposing forces of nature, so it is not...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Grosse Fuge: Armageddon or the birth of atonality featured in Beethoven’s last major work

  The Grosse Fuge is one of Beethoven’s most controversial works which he finished shortly before his death while being in... 1 comment
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  Music Theory

  Lydian mode: famous examples throughout the music history

  Major and minor modes are the most used diatonic scales in classical and popular music due to their versatile structure...
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  Classical Guitar

  Anton Diabelli: prolific composer and arranger excelled in publishing guitar and piano music for beginners

  Anton Diabelli was an Austrian composer best known during the early Romantic period for his work as a music publisher... 1 comment
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  Nature Sounds

  Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer

  It is no coincidence that the sounds emitted by birds are known in many languages as "songs", rather than simple animal... 1 comment
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  PIANO

  Beethoven's famous piano trio carried the genre to the Romantic era

  Compositions written for a group of three instruments where the leading piano is usually accompanied by a violin and... 2 comments
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  ORCHESTRA

  Famous harp masterpiece was created to show off a new instrument

  François-Adrien Boieldieu's output of instrumental music was initially meager and virtually ceased once he became one of...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Beethoven was inspired by Goethe’s rhythmic poetry

  From 1809 to 1810, Beethoven composed the overture to Goethe’s play Egmont, depicting the life of the count of Egmont, a...
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  FILM

  Paul Reade: the man behind the fresh sound of Jane Eyre

  Paul Reade was an English composer of last century. He worked on the BBC TV in the '60s, becoming the pianist and...
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  ORCHESTRA

  Beethoven's Romances uncover his staggering violin skills

  Beethoven was a very skillful violinist. Although not a proficient musician, he possessed a deep passion for and...
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  ORCHESTRA

  The ever-evolving legend of Coriolanus

  The Coriolan Overture, written by Ludwig van Beethoven, is an adaptation of Heinrich Joseph von Collin's tragedy...