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Bonn, Germany (1770 – 1827)

Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a composer of the transitional period between the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He was born in Bonn, Germany.

Beethoven is widely regarded as one of the greatest masters of musical construction, sometimes sketching the architecture of a movement before he had decided upon the subject matter. He was one of the first composers to systematically and consistently use interlocking thematic devices, or “germ-motives”, to achieve unity between movements in long compositions. (Some insight into the meaning of the germ-motive device is given at the end of this bio.) Equally remarkable was his use of “source-motives”, which recurred in many different compositions and lent some unity to his life’s work. He made innovations in almost every form of music he touched. For example, he diversified even the well-crystallized form the rondo, making it more elastic and spacious, which brought it closer to sonata form. He was mostly inspired by the natural course of nature, and liked to write songs describing nature.

Beethoven composed in a great variety of genres, including symphonies, concerti, piano sonatas, other instrumental sonatas (including for violin), string quartets and other chamber music, masses, lieder, and one opera.
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  • DimebagMustaine

    >0/10 >always amusing with you. Makes sense actually when you start thinking about how pathetic your attempts at being funny on this site were. And just so I can laugh a bit more, "Funny how you always pretend to be so cool with your fellow trolls and 4chan language" bring me a few examples please, I'm much eager to hear what do you recall being 4chan language that I use here and who are my "fellow trolls" (>implying I was trolling all along).

    2 hours ago Reply

  • KeIemvor

    You say I'm serious while you are apparently reacting seriously butthurt here :D Funny how you always pretend to be so cool with your fellow trolls and 4chan language but then you still get so easily butthurt because of a humorous comment. Your age remarks are also funny coming from a 19 year old guy who's trolling an internet site all day. I guess you can't be older than 14 or so. Thanks for trying though, always amusing with you.

    3 hours ago Reply

  • DimebagMustaine

    So you actually thought that I was trolling here? Talk about having not improved. The more I read each of your posts, the less I can believe that your age on this site is not faked. Anyway, I'm going to leave it as it is here right now since the most likely thing to happen is you to say I'm mad and your fellow Beethoven friends crying because I'm here even though I don't listen to Beethoven. That said, LOL @ you and your serious business on this site.

    4 hours ago Reply

  • KeIemvor

    I see you haven't improved one bit, you're not even trying anymore. 0/10 Better go back and listen to some more Backstreet Boys while bashing the candle, that's what you're probably best at anyway.

    11 hours ago Reply

  • DimebagMustaine

    Thanks for proving my point.

    Yesterday 12:03am Reply

  • KeIemvor

    v says the guy who patrols almost every popular metal band shoutbox on last.fm

    Yesterday 11:21pm Reply

  • DimebagMustaine

    Keiemvor is patrolling this shoutbox like it's his job.

    Yesterday 8:15pm Reply

  • Shitga

    "COME TO BRAZIL!!!" lol for real

    Yesterday 5:53pm Reply

  • AndreDias164

    For the fans of Beethoven,check this mash up/remix by Ennio Morricone taken from the movie "Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ho1a4yyVVA worth listening! ;)

    18 May 9:57am Reply

  • Koimeterion

    Come to Russia! Pleaaasee!

    13 May 7:51pm Reply

  • pimpmyturban

    COME TO BRAZIL!!!

    13 May 5:17am Reply

  • iagolugon

    pedancia

    10 May 3:43am Reply

  • adwth

    Well, i never said i was Beethoven's #1 fan. All i'm saying is that some people here are like "oMggg i luuv classical music" by only listening to these popular works.

    9 May 4:54pm Reply

  • KeIemvor

    v Fail much? You have almost only Symphony 9 & 5, Moonlight Sonata and Für Elise scrobbled, those are just the popular works...

    9 May 1:12pm Reply

  • adwth

    "If you're going to be pretentious and pretend to like classical music at least try a little harder than Beethoven." hahahah or at least try to go beyond symphony no 5 guys, and, as you people like to call it, "for elise". This kind of music is much more than the famous works.

    9 May 10:29am Reply

  • alkaid96

    Die Deutschen und Österreicher, ich danke Ihnen für den großen Klassikern besser als gar keine Musik.

    8 May 6:25pm Reply

  • Sviests4

    No wonder, it's impossible not to fall in love with it :D

    6 May 5:46pm Reply

  • Cranigen

    vv He mentioned Fur Elise, that makes his bro story way cooler.

    5 May 3:12pm Reply

  • DiogoAlvim777

    Für Elise ♥

    2 May 7:05pm Reply

  • Kilgorer

    Cool story bro.

    28 Apr 11:31am Reply
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