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Timeline | 1770 - born 1794 - Studied briefly with Haydn 1796 - first signs of hearing loss. Totally deaf by 1818. 1800 - Symphony no. 1 premeired. String quartets 1-6. 1802 - Heiligenstadt Testament 1804 - symphony no. 3 and piano sonata 21 "waldstein" 1808 - symphony 5 and 6. 1809 - piano concerto 5 "emperor" 1823 - Missa Solemnis 1824 - Symphony no. 9 in d minor. 1826 - dies. |
Heiligenstadt Testament | A letter written to his brother but never sent expressing his grief over his diminishing hearing and his will to overcome it to fulfill his musical destiny. |
Three Periods of his compositional career | Classical - birth to 1802. Symphonies 1-2 Heroic Romantic - 1803 to 1815. Symphonies 3-8 Mystical/symbolic - 1815 to death. Symphony no. 9. |
Stylistic features of beethoven | -Emphasis on short motivic ideas that lend themselves to development. - powerful rhythmic energy - use of large orchestra for sheer force - master of variation technique. |
Symphony no. 3 | Written for Napolean. |
innovation in Symphony no. 5 | Increase in size of orchestra no break between final 2 movements last movement summation of whole work rather than the typical light last movement that was the norm of symphonies at the time. cyclical work, shares material throughout movements. motivic borrowing and large scale repetitions. |
Symphony no. 6 | In F Major called "Pastorale" Use of program music (reflects more than just the music itself. 5 movements total no breaks between last 3 movements (learn a little more about this one) |
Symphony no. 9 | in d minor overall larger form (1 hour) reverse order of middle movements introduces chorus and vocal soloist in last movement "Ode to Joy" Aimed toward a wider audience. |
Important works | 9 symphonies 32 piano sonatas 16 string quartets Der Grosse Fuge for string quartet Violin Concerto 5 piano concertos Fidelio (his only opera) Missa Solemnis |
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