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The Brilliant beethoven

The Brilliant beethoven. Joel Aldrich Music 1010 Spring 2014. Where it all began…. 1770, December 16 - Born 1774-1776 – Father started teaching him using rigorous and brutal methods 1787 - Beethoven went to Vienna to audition to study for Mozart.

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The Brilliant beethoven

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  1. The Brilliant beethoven Joel Aldrich Music 1010 Spring 2014

  2. Where it all began… • 1770, December 16 - Born • 1774-1776– Father started teaching him using rigorous and brutal methods • 1787 - Beethoven went to Vienna to audition to study for Mozart. • Mozart said “Keep your eyes on him; some day he will give the world something to talk about.” • Mother became ill shortly after arriving, so he returned home.

  3. Early Works • 1790 – Composed Cantana on the death of Emperor Joseph II in honor of the Emperor’s death. Considered his first masterpiece. • 1791 – Mozart passed away and Beethoven began to work with Joseph Haydn • 1795 – “first” concerto in C Major • 1800 – showcased Symphony No. 1 in C major in Vienna at Royal Imperial Theater. • Wrote Symphony No. 3, the Eroica Symphony, in honor of Napoleon Bonaparte.

  4. Middle Period • 1803-1812 – “heroic” or “middle” period of Beethoven’s music. • Composed on opera, 6 symphonies, four solo concerti, five string quartets, six string sonatas, five sets of piano variations, four overtures, four trios, two sextets, and seventy-two songs.

  5. End of his days • As his career pressed forward, he became deaf until the point of utter deafness – although people could not tell because his writing was more beautiful and brilliant than ever. • 1824 – MissaSolemnis(considered to be one of his greates works.Also finished his ninth and final symphony.

  6. To his death • 1827, March 26 – Died at the age of 56. • Autopsy reported cirrhosis of the liver, deafness, and obvious ill temper which led them to the conclusion that he had arterial disease. • 10,000 people attended his funeral • One of the most celebrated musicians of all time.

  7. Symphony No. 5 • Beethoven liked to work on his pieces simultaneously. • After he finished Symphony No. 3, he began to work on his fifth symphony that was finished in 1808 – around the same time as his sixth. • When first performed, it was not very popular. • It became popular when there was a highly favorable review written in the “General Music Journal”

  8. Fifth Symphony Listening Guide • 0:00 - First movement Strings and woodwinds, played in fortissimo • 0:06 - strings, played in piano • 0:14 - Crescendo • 0:18 - full orchestra, played in fortissimo strings, played in piano • 0:43 - Horn, played in fortissimo • 0:46 - Theme II - played in piano higher strings repeated by lower strings • 0:58 - Crescendo to fortissimo • 1:15 - Woodwinds and brass descending • 2:49 - horns echoed by strings, played in fortissimo • 2:51 - strings and woodwinds, played in piano crescendo • 3:24 - violins, woodwinds, brass key change, played in fortissimo • 4:08 - Theme I, full orchestra • 4:41 - timpani followed by brass • 5:02 - Theme II, violins and flutes • 5:07 - Woodwinds and horns descending • 5:52 - Coda! played in fortissimo violins and bassoon • 6:17 - pianissimo, the fortissimo • 7:26 - Second movement Violas and cellos • 7:56 - woodwinds and strings • 8:28 - clarinets rising • 8:43 - violins played in pianissimo crescendo • 9:44 - Theme A • 10:33 - Theme B • 11:44 - Theme A’ • 15:15 - Theme A • 16:04 - Coda! Bassoon playing piano Crescendo • 17:16 - theme A • 18:01 - Third Movement Cellos and bass, played in pianissimo • 18:10 - Repeat of melody with woodwinds and strings • 18:19 - Horns played in Fortissimo • 19:45 - Cellos and bass • 20:00 – Theme A • 20:14 – repeat A • 20:30 – Theme B • 20:54 - repeatB • 21:13 - original melody in pianissimo • 22:17 - ppp, timpani • 22:28 - violin in pianissimo, crescendo

  9. References • www.biography.com/people/ludwig-van-beethoven-9204862?page=1 • Www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/beethoven.html • www.westerncultureglobal.org/beethoven.html • En.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_beethoven • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/578093/Symphony-No-5-in-C-Minor-Op-67

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