Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Born where

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Bonn, Germany

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Lived from

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1770-1827

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Was he a good tenant

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No he was absolutely undesirable and incorrigible

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Died from…

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Pneumonia

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Grandfather was…

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Kapellmeister at Electoral Court, an inspiration

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Father, Johann…

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A singer and instrumentalist at Electoral Court; very harsh and severe parent who became alcoholic

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His family was

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Musical

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Training?

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Father trained him in early years

Later studied composition and counterpoint with Christian Neefe, Court organist in Bonn

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Early career was

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Organist and violinist in Court orchestras

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1787

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Traveled to Vienna intending to study with Mozart, but his mother’s illness compelled him to return to Bonn shortly

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Became head of house after

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Mother’s death and became financially responsible for brothers Caspar and Nikolaus

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1792

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Moved to Vienna; close relations between the courts in Bonn and Vienna helped him get established

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Briefly studied with

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Haydn, dedicated his first 3 piano sonatas to him

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Attracted patronage of…

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Viennese nobility and gained financial support and commissions

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Influential patrons were

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Prince Lobkowitz, prince lichnosky, count rasumovsky

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First solo concerto was in

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1795, Vienna, followed by concerts in Prague, Dresden, Leipzig, Berlin

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Had many romantic infatuations though

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Remained single

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Lost hearing at

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Mid twenties, attempts at treatment failed

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1802

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Wrote letter to his brothers known today as heiligenstadt testament, in which he revealed his turmoil and conflict; comteplated suicide but rose above the crisis

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Believed in the motto of

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French Revolution, liberty equality fraternity

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Admired Napoleon but grew disillusioned with him

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Removed napoleons name from the dedication of symphony no. 3 eroica, after he declared himself emperor.

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1814

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Last concert, performing archeduke piano trio op. 97

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Gained custody of nephew Karl after lengthy legal battle with his sister in law…

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After his brother Caspar died on 1815

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Visitors wrote in conversation books…

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Beethoven was totally deaf

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Became anti social and withdrawal

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Lived in isolation

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Devastated by Karl’s suicide attempt on 1826 …

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Fell gravely ill

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When he died….

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His funeral attracted thousands of admirers

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his contributions and styles

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Developed and established classical genres
Incorporated new orchestral instruments, piccolo, trombone, and contrabassoon
Exploited new features and improvements in pianos of his day, like, the expanded range
Transformed virtually every genre he touched
Thematic material grows out of short, incisive moves
Wrote 9 symphonies and 32 piano sonatas

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The early period

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1782-1802

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absorbed classical style traits from _____ and ____ like ______ _____

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Mozart, Haydn, sonata form

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Sturm and Drang influence evident on his preference for minor keys especially c minor and his use of tremolo and abrupt contrasts

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Representative works

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Middle period

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1803-1815

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More romantic elements like chromaticism, abrupt and unusual modulation
Epic, heroic character

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