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    Ludwig Van Beethoven: Composing A Legacy Voices joined in harmonic unity and strength, singing praises to God and to mankind, echoed through the symphony hall on their last note. Stunned, the audience sat silently in awe of this great performance, before standing and applauding vehemently. The loud cheers and thundering claps however had no effect on the maestro. Deaf and dying, Ludwig van Beethoven was oblivious to his greatest moment of triumph. Beethoven’s situation was filled with irony.

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    Ludwig van Beethoven Did you know that I wrote music that people called godly like or out of the world? I wrote a lot of music that was very recognizable and very pleasing to the ear. I am by far the greatest composer in all of history. I wrote music that people loved and enjoyed. I, Ludwig van Beethoven, had a very tough childhood, however my determination with music helped me become a worthy notable, write the most recognized music in the world, and be the greatest composer in all of history.

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    Copying Beethoven In the movie, Copying Beethoven takes place in Vienna during 1824. Beethoven is currently working on the Ninth Symphony when his copyist becomes sick with cancer and sends word to receive the best student to take his place. Viennese music student, Anna Holtz, comes to copy an unknown composer to find that it is Ludwig Van Beethoven. Stone deaf, Beethoven refuses her for her gender, but then accepts her when he sees that she corrected his work. Time and life is running out for

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    ways I describe music. Life is so driven by music that a heartbeat, the main thing that determines life, has its own rhythmic tempo. It can unite, ignite, console, and control. When considering the power of music, you should keep Beethoven in mind. Ludwig van Beethoven was a classical pianist who was deaf, but managed to compose some of his most renowned work by removing the legs from his piano and sitting on the floor so he could feel the vibrations. Years later, a technique was created from this

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    “What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven” Summing up the philosophy of the great composer, Ludwig van Beethoven, the quote also reflects of the time in which he lived. Beethoven firmly believed in the dignity of man and that one should live in complete freedom without limits. Looking into the three parts of his life, early, middle, and end, one will learn about the inner life of the great composer

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    Beethoven is perhaps the most famous musician of all time. Ever since his death in 1827, he has been a principal figure in the history of Western Music. His influence later on was so enormous to other composers, that it actually intimidated them. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770, to a family of musicians at the royal court of Cologne. His name descended from his grandfather, who settled in Bonn in 1732. Both his father and grandfather were professional musicians who performed at the court of

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    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer, a representative of the Viennese classical musical school; was born in Bonn, but spent most of his life in Vienna. Notably, Beethoven 's music is a complex synthesis of creative achievements of the Viennese classics (Gluck, Haydn, Mozart); art of the French Revolution; and the new emerging artistic direction, Romanticism. The works of Beethoven bear the imprint of ideology, aesthetics, and art of the Enlightenment. This explains the logic,

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven was probably the greatest composer to ever live, he was by far better than any other composer during his time period. Beethoven was born into the Classical Period of music. However, he developed new styles of music that eventually led to the Romantic Period. He did many things with his music making it unique, and he also altered the way the sonata form should be written. Many of these factors were included in the music of the Romantic Period; his last completed symphony was a

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    In order to explore the career of Ludwig van Beethoven, and his ‘bridging the gap’ between the classical and romantic eras of music, this essay will examine the style of music and its features, most commonly associated with the Classical era (1750-1820), and those of the Romantic era (1815-1820) . It will look at some musical examples from Beethoven’s work, how they fit into each of the eras, and also how they transition from one era to the next. Beethoven’s career spans both eras mentioned above

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    personal musical taste is a variety of genres and choosing the three pieces represents my musical mixture. The Fifth Symphony composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of my favorite classical pieces. Beethoven was a famous deaf composer and the most leading influential musical figure in the Romantic era. The Fifth Symphony was written between 1804 and 1808. Beethoven held a concert to debut his pieces, but it did not go as well as planned. The audience was bored and tired from sitting in the auditorium

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