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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Biography. Born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany Born in a family of musicians. Biography. His father was his first teacher. Drunken, abusive father tried to promote Beethoven as a prodigy. Biography.

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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  1. Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)

  2. Biography Born in December 1770 in Bonn, Germany Born in a family of musicians

  3. Biography His father was his first teacher. Drunken, abusive father tried to promote Beethoven as a prodigy.

  4. Biography In 1778 when Ludwig was 8 years old, he was forced by his father to hold a concert in Koln. In 1782 Beethoven met Neefe, his first real teacher.

  5. Biography In 1787 Beethoven went to Vienna to study with Mozart. He had to go back to Bonn as his mother became ill. His mother died and he started taking care of his family.

  6. Biography In 1792 Beethoven moved back to Vienna. He took lessons from Haydn and other teachers such as Salieri, Albrechtsberger, and Schenk. He was taught by the greatest teachers of Vienna at that time.

  7. Biography Became famous in the musical circles and held concerts in the salons of the nobility Gave music lessons Began publishing his own compositions

  8. The three periods Beethoven’s career is divided into Early, Middle, and Late periods. Early period: until 1802 Middle period: 1803-1814 Late period: from 1815

  9. Early Period Strongly influenced by his predecessors Haydn and Mozart Explored new directions and gradually expanded the scope and ambition of his work Major works: 1st and 2nd symphonies, six string quartets, first two piano concertos, first dozen piano sonatas

  10. Loss of Hearing Around 1801 his hearing began to deteriorate. Underwent various treatments, but his hearing loss couldn’t be cured Became very depressed

  11. Middle Period Composed many of his valuable works Beethoven’s success reached its apogee. Major works: six symphonies (3-8), last three piano concertos, five string quartets (7-11), several piano sonatas, opera Fidelio

  12. Late Period Deep crisis in life Production output of music dropped significantly and was mostly experimental in nature. Major works: 9th symphony, last five piano sonatas, last five string quartets, the MissaSolemnis

  13. Death and Funeral Died on March 26, 1827 20,000 people attended the funeral

  14. Symphony # 5 in C Minor Motivic consistency: the opening four-note motif is heard throughout all four movements “Fate knocking at the door”

  15. Symphony # 5 in C Minor Started working on it in 1804 and ended writing it in 1808 Premiered on December 22, 1808 in Vienna Dedicated it to two of his patrons, Lobkowitz and Razumovsky

  16. Symphony # 5 in C Minor Premiere performance didn’t go well. At beginning it wasn’t appreciated very well. Only a year and a half later it was recognized as a masterpiece.

  17. Symphony # 5 in C Minor • Divided into four movements 1st movement: Allegro con brio 2nd movement: Andante con moto 3rd movement: Scherzo Allegro 4th movement: Allegro • Performed for about 30 minutes

  18. 1st Movement: Allegro con brio Opens with the famous four-note motif: short-short-short-long In traditional sonata form Theme 1 is in C minor Imitations and sequences are used to expand the theme

  19. 1st Movement: Allegro con brio Short fortissimo bridge played by the horns before Theme 2 is introduced Theme 2 is in E flat major. More lyrical and smoother. Development section uses modulation, sequences, imitation and includes the bridge

  20. 1st Movement: Allegro con brio Brief solo passage for oboe during recapitulation Ends with a massive coda

  21. 2nd Movement: Andante con moto In A flat major Lyrical piece in double variation form: two themes are presented and varied in alteration

  22. 2nd Movement: Andante con moto Arpeggios are used a lot - an arpeggio is Italian for broken chord where the notes are played in sequence The whole orchestra participates in a series of crescendos to close the movement.

  23. Bibliography • All About Beethoven http://www.all-about-beethoven.com/ • Ludwig van Beethoven Biography http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Beethoven_Ludwig_van.html •  Symphony No. 5 Beethoven. http://wapedia.mobi/en/Beethoven's_Fifth_Symphony • Ferrin, Craig. Listen to the Music. http://webcom3.grtxle.com/musicapprec/index.cfm?pageid=15687 • Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven). Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/144894

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