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Ludwig van Beethoven
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Ludwig van Beethoven came from Bonn and settled in Vienna in 1792, where he took lessons with Haydn. He stretched the classical forms into personal dramas and kept on composing while growing steadily deafer. His Fifth Symphony of 1808 builds an entire work from a single four-note motif and moves from C minor to a radiant C major. In doing so he became the great example for the whole of the nineteenth century.
Listening
Listening tip. Listen to the opening of the Fifth and count how often you hear the four-note motif return, even when it is passed along quietly.
Symfonie nr. 5: I. Allegro con brio (Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber) · Ludwig van Beethoven, 1808
Pianosonate nr. 14 'Mondschein': I. Adagio sostenuto (Murray Perahia) · Ludwig van Beethoven, 1801
Strijkkwartet op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo (Ehnes Quartet) · Ludwig van Beethoven, 1826- Symfonie nr. 5: Allegro con brio (Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber) · Ludwig van Beethoven, 1808
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- Viennese Classicism Genre
Joseph Haydn, in the service of the Esterházy family, developed the symphony and the string quartet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to Vienna in 1781 and Ludwig van Beethoven in 1792.