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Ludwig Van Beethoven - College Papers

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Beethoven was born in Bonn in Germany, his mother a singer in the service of the Elector of Köln (Cologne). His father was weak-spirited and drank excessively, but he recognized the boy's talent and was disappointed when the young Beethoven failed to emulate Mozart as a child prodigy. Nevertheless, Beethoven soon held positions as harpsichordist in the court theatre and assistant organist in the Electoral chapel, where he obtained his first lessons in composition from the court organist.
During his first visit to Vienna in 1787 Beethoven impressed Mozart with his improvisations at the keyboard. By the time he returned to Vienna in 1792, Mozart too was dead. Meanwhile, Beethoven's career as ...

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his early compositions in return for payment. Begining in 1798, Beethoven experienced a continual humming and whistling in his ears that gradually grew stronger, eventually prompting the agonizing realization that he was going deaf. In 1802, in a state of desperation in which he contemplated suicide, Beethoven retired to the secluded village of Heiligenstadt and addressed to his brothers a statement expressing his anguish. Beethoven's expanded forms broadened the scope for emotional expression, giving voice to the revolutionary spirit of the age. He was a passionate democrate and greatly admired the young Napoleon, whose name in fact originally appeared on the title page of the Eroica Symphony. When Beethoven heard that Napoleon had declared himself Emperor, however, he tore the page out and substituted 'In Memory of a Great Man'. What raises Beethoven's genius in music to the level of Shakespeare's in literature is his supreme mastery of musical form. He was able to create ...

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Added: 6/6/2008 06:33:22 PM
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