Four Quartets

Ludwig van Beethoven was German composer who is widely considered as the greatest pianists of all time. His innovative compositions often combined both instruments and vocals, which served the purpose of widening the scope of the symphony, quartet, sonata, and concerto. Over time, he has been cited one of the most crucial figures in the transition that connected the Romantic and Classical ages of Western music. However, Beethoven’s life was marked by his struggles against deafness. This nonetheless

In the Encyclopedia of World Biography, it says, “(he) showed signs of unusual originality and power”. This quote expresses how he demonstrated skill at composing and was able to give his music “power” from a very young age. When he was only four years old, Beethoven’s father taught him to play both violin and clavier, and by the time he was eleven years old, he had composed three sonatas for the piano. According to “Ludwig van Beethoven”, “Ludwig van Beethoven’s contributions to the world

mystery, suspense, romance, and maybe even a bit of comedy into an intriguing story that you just can't walk away from. James Ellroy, the self proclaimed Demon Dog of American Literature, has produced a masterpiece in the third book in his L. A. Quartet. L. A. Confidential is a great example of this genre of literature. It combines multiple love stories, multiple crimes, and a slew of characters into a work of art that is as highly dramatic as it is suspenseful. This is a book that will literally

A Wrinkle in Time Analysis Madeleine L’Engle was an American writer best known for her adolescent fiction novels especially the Newbery Medal winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. A Wrinkle in Time was written in the year 1960, but was originally published in 1962. The book was categorized as young adult fiction and science fantasy, however when interviewed by Scholastic L’Engle stated that it was a book and that

Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist born in 1770. He is one of the most well-known composers in western-music history, and is regarded as a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras of music. In 1792, Beethoven migrated to Vienna, a thriving cultural hub of Europe, and lived there for the rest of his life. During this time, which is characterised as the late Classical Period, society underwent many socio-political changes, such as the French Revolution

In the book A Wrinkle in Time, written by Madeleine L’Engle, a young girl goes on an adventure with her little brother, her friend, and three magical creatures. The science fiction novel focuses on Meg Murry, an awkward and impatient high school student, who sets off on an adventure to rescue her missing father from a giant disembodied brain named IT. She is accompanied by her extraordinary younger brother Charles Wallace, Calvin O’Keefe, a popular and athletic boy that goes to her school, and three

house, located in Milan, Italy. The year following his first operas debut production, Verdi’s wife Margherita passed away on June 18, 1840. By the age of 26 Verdi had lost his wife and two children. In the years 1842 and 1843 Verdi composed two new four-part operas called Nabucco and I Lombaradi. These two operas gave him a great amount of success and fortune in his musical career. Throughout the rest of the 1840, ’50, ’60 and even the 1870’s Verdi continued to be a very successful composer. He produced

Katie Kuhlman 2/15/18 7th Grade February Composer of the Week: Lizst Lizst was born on October 22,1811 in Raiding, Hungary. His father played the cello and many other instruments while teaching his son how to play the piano. It was easy for Lizst to pick up an instrument and learn it in no time that’s why at the age of six he was recognised as a child prodigy; by the age of eight he was composing elementary works; and by the age of nine he was playing in concerts. Lizst father worked for the

Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1170 and didn’t have the happiest childhood. His father would rather drink instead of perform music that was a trail of his family. Beethoven studied counterpoint with Haydn but the relationship between them was not a positive one. Beethoven would fulfill his early promise as a composer, he discovered in this late twenties that his hearing was gradually getting weaker. He would later became deaf and contemplated suicide. By his faith with art he would become

extends from 1926 when he presented his first major work, Symphony No.1 to 1970 when he presented Quartet No. 7. Born Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich on the 25th September, 1906, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the composer began his descent into classical music at the age of 9, before later moving on to study at the Petrograd conservatory. Throughout his life he compiled 15 symphonies, 15 string quartets and 36 film scores as well as many other compositions. Within his musical work and the course of his