LUDWIG VAN

BEETHOVEN
SUSAN LEE
MUSIC 1010

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Parents: Johann van Betthoven & Maria Magdalena Keverich

Eldest son out of 3 kids
Baptized on Dec 17th 1770 in Bonn, Germany
Died on Mar 26 1827 (56 years old) in Vienna, Austria
German composer

TIMELINE
Baptized on Dec 17th 1770 in Bonn, Germany
First performance in Mar 26 1778
Went to Vienna hoping to study with Mozart 1787
Published first work in 1782 9 Variations in C Minor for piano
Went back to Vienna to study with Haydn in 1792
Started to lose his hearing in the 1800s, played his first symphony
Died on 1827 in Vienna, Austria

WORK

9 symphonies
5 piano concertos
1 violin concerto
32 piano sontatas
16 string quartets
Mass the Missa Solemnis & opera Fidelio

MOONLIGHT SONATA NO. 14

FIRST MOVEMENT: ADAGIO

INTRO: 00 Piano starts off really slow, relaxing, and quiet; 1:16 the piano gets a bit more
suspense and louder; 1:45 notes are played lower; 2:03 both hands are playing like as if its
telling a story with emotion and character, getting more suspense and dramatic; 2:40 the left
hand is more high pitched and also getting more into character, 3:02 the music tone is now on
the left side hand then back down to the right side, it is repeating like the opening but more
mezzo not so relaxing; 3:55 piano starts to sound angelic and calm again, the harmony is very
relaxing; 4:21 its repeating the same verse from 1:57 where it gets pianissimo to forte from high
left pitch to low right pitch; 5:03 the piano tempo slows down as if its over, the riff is played and
ended shortly at 5:48 the piano stops for 3 seconds & again on 5:51 & then stops until 6:00

SECOND MOVEMENT: ALLEGRETTO

6:00 piano plays a new segment it is very cheerfully and up beat; 6:10 the tempo
speeds up and gets forte; 6:33 piano gets lower but still forte; 6:41 it repeats the same
as the opening at 6:10; 6:50 the piano pitch is higher and still forte; 7:03 music pitch is
lower and so does the tempo; 7:31 the same notes are played like at 6:10 & 6:41 very
cheerful then again at 7:56; 8:02 music slows down and new opening at 8:05 very fast
and upbeat note;

THIRD MOVEMENT: PRESTO

8:06-8:21 the tempo is really fast and the notes are played to high
pitch to very high pitch then while the left hand is playing a few notes,
the piano has a forte note that stands out; 8:21 same riff not as high
8:39 now the right side is at a fast tempo while the left side is forte
then gets more suspense and dramatic; 8:45-8:55 the harmonic of the
high pitch while the low pitch sound is carried to the next note; 8:56
piano sound is cheerfully played with strong notes; 9:05 very skillfully
played and fortissimo high pitched; 9:28 starts to slow down but still
forte; 9:30 notes are harmonically played together; 9:45 same notes
are played as the beginning at 8:06 throughout till 10:02; 10:13 the
tempo slows down and is more calm; 10:20-12 same musical notes are
played as 8:45-10:20 (repeated verse); 12:00-12:15 tempo slows down
and the gets pianissimo; 12:16-12:37 same notes are played at 9:30
goes from mezzo back down to pianissimo.piano continues.

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