Beethoven was born in a poor family in Bonn, Germany on1770 65438+February 65438+June. Beethoven's father was a tenor in the local court choir. He is a mediocre man and an alcoholic. His grandfather is the music director of the Bonn Palace Orchestra, and his mother is the daughter of a court chef. She was a kind and docile woman, who suffered from life after marriage and died at the age of Beethoven 17.

Beethoven spent his childhood under his father's strict education, which made him stubborn, sensitive and excited. At the age of 22, he began to live in Vienna. The third symphony was composed between 1803 and 1804, which marked the maturity of his creation.

In the following 20 years, a large number of his music works pushed classical music to the peak through strong artistic appeal and grand charm, and predicted the arrival of romantic music in the19th century. 1827 On March 26th, Beethoven died in Vienna at the age of 57.

Extended data

Beethoven wrote a wide range of themes in his life, including 9 symphonies,/kloc-0 operas, 32 piano sonatas, 5 piano concertos, many orchestral overtures, violin and cello sonatas. Because of its great contribution to classical music, the development and innovation of sonata form and symphony suite structure, it is called "the saint of music" and "the king of symphony" by later generations.

representative works

1, No.9 symphony in d minor op. 125 125, is a large-scale four-movement symphony composed by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven from 18 19 to 1824. Because the chorus was added to the fourth movement, it was later called "chorus symphony".

2. The Fifth Symphony in C minor (op.67), also known as the Symphony of Destiny, was composed by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, op.67, which was completed from the end of 1807 to the beginning of 1808.

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