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Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a composer of the transitional period between the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He was born in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven is widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of musical construction, sometimes sketching the architecture of a movement before he had decided upon the subject matter. He was one of the first composers to systematically and consistently use interlocking thematic devices, or “germ-motives”, to achieve unity between movements in long compositions. (Some insight into the meaning of the germ-motive device is given at the end of this bio.) Equally remarkable was his use of “source-motives”, which recurred in many different compositions and lent some unity to his life’s work. He made innovations in almost every form of music he touched. For example, he diversified even the well-crystallized form the rondo, making it more elastic and spacious, which brought it closer to sonata form. He was mostly inspired by the natural course of nature, and liked to write songs describing nature. Beethoven composed in a great variety of genres, including symphonies, concerti, piano sonatas, other instrumental sonatas (including for violin), string quartets and other chamber music, masses, lieder, and one opera. Less

Books by Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 1: By Ludwig van Beethoven

By Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonata No.5 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Piano and Violin (1801) Op.24: Violin Sonata No.5 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Piano and Violin (1801) Op.24

Violin Sonata No.5 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Piano and Violin (1801) Op.24

"Grand Sonata" Piano Sonata No.4 in E-Flat Major by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1797) Op.7: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Hammerklavier" Piano Sonata No.29 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1818) Op.106: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Les Adieux" Piano Sonata No.26 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1810) Op.81a: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Path Tique" Piano Sonata No.8 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1798) Op.13: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

"The Tempest" Piano Sonata No.17 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1802) Op.31/No.2: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

"Waldstein" Piano Sonata No.21 by Ludwig Van Beethoven for Solo Piano (1804) Op.53: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

15 Variations and a Fugue in E-flat Major ("Eroica Variations"), Op. 35 (Alfred Masterwork Edition): by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Ein Skizzenbuch Von Beethoven Aus Dem Jahre 1803: by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

Beethovens sämtliche Briefe, Kritische Ausgabe, Vierter Band: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Compositions: 32 Variations, Op.191, C Minor; Rondo, Op.51, No.2, G Major; Sonatas No.21, Op.53, C Major; No.23,: by Ludwig Van Beethoven

by Ludwig Van Beethoven

Symphonies, Piano, Four-hands: Nos. 1-5: by Ludwig Van Beethoven

by Ludwig Van Beethoven

Fidelio: Vocal Score: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Letters; Volume 2: by Ludwig Van Beethoven

by Ludwig Van Beethoven

Sämtliche Briefe Und Aufzeichnungen Volume 2: by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

Fidelio: An Opera In Two Acts: by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

Fidelio: Opera, In Two Acts (with Italian And English Words): by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

by Ludwig Van 1770-1827 Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor: Op. 125 ("Choral"): by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Letters (1790-1826) 2 Volume Set: From The Collection Of Dr Ludwig Nohl: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Opera Fidelio: Containing The Italian [sic] Text, With An English Translation, And The Music Of All The Principal: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven's Letters; Volume 1: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Louis van Beethoven's Studies in Thorough-bass, Counterpoint and the art of Scientific Composition, Collected From the Authograph: by Ludwig van Beethoven

by Ludwig van Beethoven