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MUSIC LISTENING LOG. January. E ach month, we will listen to a musical selection from a different time period. Details about the monthly listening selection will be logged in your music listening log. JANUARY ’S LISTENING SELECTION. Symphony No. 5 By: Ludwig Van Beethoven.
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MUSIC LISTENING LOG January
Each month, we will listen to a musical selection from a different time period. Details about the monthly listening selection will be logged in your music listening log.
JANUARY’S LISTENING SELECTION Symphony No. 5 By: Ludwig Van Beethoven
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Born: December 1770 (Baptized December 17, 1770) Died: March 26, 1827
Facts About Ludwig Van Beethoven • German composer and pianist of the Classical Era (1750-1820) • First public performance was in March of 1778 at age 7 • Wrote his first published composition by March of 1783 (age 12) • Around 1796, Beethoven began to lose his hearing • Composed nine symphonies, numerous piano pieces including 32 sonatas, 10 violin sonatas, 5 cello sonatas, 1 sonata for french horn, and various other trios, quartets, and quintets • Composed several famous pieces including Fur Elise http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVW8tgGY_w
Symphony No. 5 • Symphony No. 5 is one of the most popular and well known classical pieces • Composed from 1804-1808 • Premiered on December 22, 1808 • Begins with the very distinct motive “short-short-short- long”