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-Western Music History-

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN


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Biography
Birth : December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany
Death : March 26, 1827 (at the age of 56)
Period of Music : Transition period
between Classical and Romantic
55 Interesting
Interesting Facts
Facts
Beethovens death: post-hepatitis cirrhosis of the liver
and deafness.
Left school at 11
o familys income problems
Judging him and criticising him as ugly and half crazy.
He had a mysterious love life -> Antoine Brentano.
He has some quirky habits and personality
o taking a bath with dirty clothes and leaving
some unwashed dishes around the house.
INSTRUMENTATION VI
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FIRST to
to study
Study MUSIC
MUSIC INFLUENCERS
INFLUENCERS
Christian Gottlob Neefe
Piano : 4 years old
Johann Georg
Albrechtsberger
Gave his first published
Heavy Rhineland
work in 1782 - 9 Variations in Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus
C Minor* (for piano) Study at age 22 in Mozart
THE NEXT
Vienna
MOZART

Antonio Salieri Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach


Sonatas and expressive
Vocal Composition music
Type of Music he
He Composed
sonata (eg. piano sonatas)
symphonies
concerto (eg. piano concertos)
quartet (eg. strings quartets)

Beethoven
A-B-A-C-A: obvious contrasts and transition part to the
FUR
FUR ELISE
ElisE song
A: [MAIN THEME] Sweet, soft and delicate
First name : Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor,
B: Modulates to B, to something more optimistic
A: Back to the main theme
Compose: 1810
C: This part is more of a contrast, where it gives off
Minor key : Dark and Somber
some more deeper and lengthier ideas
Published: 1867 Died: 1827
A: End with the main theme
No sign of knowing until 40 years after his death
Instruments: Piano is the main instruments (Sometimes
made into orchestra)
Classical Music
Also a Albumblatt: not intended for publication, just to
dedicate to someone
Women, named Therese Malfatti,
Refused to marry Beethoven
Free-flowing

MOONLIGHT
MOONLIGHT SONATA
SONATA At the beginning: very dreamy and flow
just like a boat floating under a
Piano Sonata No.14 moonlight

In C-sharp Minor oMiddle: More emotionally expressed


and lively
Instrument/s: Solo Piano
oEnd: More gloomy and back to darker
Completed written in 1801 and published in the following year
field
Style: This sonata is a huge contrast to other sonatas, underlining the theme
and structure, allowing it to be more innovative and totally different. Can
During which he composed this piece, is
also be called, improvised fantasia.
just around the same time as he
In the period Romantic gradually lost his hearing ability
oInfluence by a German romantic poet, Ludwig Rellstab
SYMPHONY NO.5
SYMPHONY NO.5 Gs notes shift to E-flat then C minor

First Movement
Written in the year 1804-1808
oVery strong rhythm and melody throughout the
composition
Classical Music oA lot of fluctuations in dynamics and pitch
Second Movement
One of most well-known symphony
oMore lyrical
Standard symphony for other to oOboe did some solo
oFate motif is playing
compared with
Third Movement
Key: C-minor oBegins softly and explodes to a more bold and strong
climax
Style: Four-note opening motif oReturns to more softly sounds before shifting into the
next movement
Instruments: Piccolo, Bassoons,
Fourth Movement
contrabassoon, flutes, oboes, oSimilarly to the first an second movement, in terms
of rhythm however it ended with a high-energy coda
clarinets, trombones, timpani, strings (closing section)
First four notes were very attracting Coda: Faster tempo and very high volume
Symphony
SYMPHONY No.9
NO.9
Key: D minor
Instruments: flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns,
trumpets, trombones; timpani, crash cymbals, triangle, bass
THEME
drum; strings; solo chorus.
First Movement
4 movements
oIn Classical sonata form
Period: Between Classical and Romantic (Very stylist bridge of
oUnstable harmony
shifting)
oDelayed to return to the home key
Known for the range of scales and the emphasis in the last
movement (full chorus and vocal soloists)
Second Movement
oPushing-forward energy
Stylish bridge
Third Movement
Lost his hearing during this composition
oRestful
Broke all other patterns of the Classical style of Western music
Fourth Movement
Many criticism
oRecalling some themes of the earlier
Influences a lot from the theme of Ode to Joy, because of moment
its musical form in the sonata-form structure
oGentle starting action
First movement

Piano
Piano Concerto
Concerto No.5
No.5 Sounded quite complex but used simple chords
Dramatic transformation
Introduced by a piano with very delicate parts and
various complexity
The second theme were a shift of keys, from B minor in
Key: E-flat major the introduction to B major, with some B-flat major in
the couple of bars
Another name: Emperor Concerto Have a pretty long coda (ending part)
Instruments: piano, flutes, oboes, clarinets in B-flat To end the song, Beethoven return back to the first
theme for a beautiful finish
(Clarinet I playing Clarinet in A in movement 2), o Second movement
bassoons, horns, trumpets, timpani in E-flat and B-flat, Huge contrast to the first movement
To transition stage from second to third movement were
and strings played by a bassoon where they were some changes in
the key from B to B flat
Style: Classical to Romantic
o Third movement
Period: Compose between 1809 to 1811 Parts are divided into ABACABA
A: Piano, then followed closely by the whole
Known for bold melodies orchestra
Beethoven composed for his student B: Piano returns solo which signalled the whole
orchestra to respond
Archduke Rudolf C: Emphasis section A but with different keys and
longer duration
Because of his deafness Ending: Fade away until the introductory reappears,
with piano following the orchestra
Honoured to Friedrich Schneider At the very end, the concerto undergoes lots of
fluctuations with a very powerful ending
Moonlight
SONATA
FEELINGS
FEELINGS &
& OPINIONS
OPINIONS

DULL
The 5 minutes that I chose combines all the contrast of different sections as well as the
shifting or the transition stage, which well expose me to lots of feelings. [Min 5.00-10.00]

For the first one minute, it maintains the dark mood, which got me feel very intense and
sombre. When Beethoven combines a very low harmony with these high melody notes, I
thought it was an interesting combination, which actually provokes the feeling of dramatic
while being fearless. I felt that this part wants to convey an action of taking risks and an
uncertainty vibes.
After that 1 minute, there is a transition section, which is when all the instruments slowly
pausing and gone quieter.

After this stage, the whole song shifted itself to be more energetic and lively. I felt
absolutely optimistic and relieved.

LIVELY Entering the next stage, when Beethoven fluttering through the scales, it spark off my
excitement and the delightful side!
55 Interesting
Interesting facts
facts
The first movement of this song is very popular

It was not named Moonlight Sonata at the beginning, instead, it was named by German music critic

and poet, Ludwig Rellstab, 5 years after Beethovens death

Compose when his deafness was getting worse

Influence from his love when he was 17

Dedicate for Countess Giulietta Guicciardi

This song inspired many other popular songs

Because by Beatles
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