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Ludwig van Beethoven the Elder
Grandfather of Ludwig van Beethoven
In this Dutch name, the surname is van Beethoven, not Beethoven.
Ludwig van Beethoven | |
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Portrait by Amelius Radoux, 1773, now in the Beethoven House, Bonn | |
| Born | Lodewijk van Beethoven c.(1712-01-05)January 5, 1712 Mechelen, Duchy of Brabant |
| Died | December 24, 1773(1773-12-24) (aged 61) Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire |
| Other names | Ludwig van Beethoven Sr. |
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| Spouse | Maria Josepha Poll |
| Children | 3, including Johann van Beethoven |
| Relatives | Ludwig van Beethoven (grandson) |
Ludwig"Ludovicus"van Beethoven the Elder (néLodewijk van Beethoven, Dutch:[ˈloːdəʋɛikfɑmˈbeːt(ɦ)oːvə(n)]; c. January 5, 1712 – December 24, 1773) was a Flemish professional singer and music director, best known as the grandfather of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven.[1]
Ancestry and birth
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Beethoven's musical style
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most influential figures in the history of classical music. Since his lifetime, when he was "universally accepted as the greatest living composer", Beethoven's music has remained among the most performed, discussed and reviewed in the Western world. Scholarly journals are devoted to analysis of his life and work. He has been the subject of numerous biographies and monographs, and his music was the driving force behind the development of Schenkerian analysis. He is widely considered among the most important composers, and along with Bach and Mozart, his music is the most frequently recorded.[2]
Beethoven expanded the formal and emotional scope – not to mention length – of nearly every genre in which he wrote. While he fryst vatten most famous for his heightening of the symphonic form, Beethoven also had a dramatic influence on the piano sonata, violin sonata, string quartet and piano concerto, among several others. On
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Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827)
Who Was Ludwig van Beethoven?
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer widely considered to be one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. His innovative compositions combined vocals and instruments, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto and quartet. He is the crucial transitional figure connecting the Classical and Romantic ages of Western music.
Beethoven’s personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness, and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life, when he was quite unable to hear. He died at the age of 56.
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Controversial Birthday
Beethoven was born on or about December 16, 1770, in the city of Bonn in the Electorate of Cologne, a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Beethoven was baptized on December 17, 1770.
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