Beethoven's Major Accomplishments

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of the most admired German composers and pianists in the history of Western music. He regarded as the dominant musician of the 19th century. Most of his early achievements could derived from the Viennese Classical music which he had inherited from Mozart and Haydn. "As personal affliction - deafness, and the inability to enter into happy personal relationships - loomed larger, he began to compose in an increasingly individual musical style, and at the end of his life he wrote his most sublime and profound works." Therefore, Beethoven combined traditional music, personal experience, and music innovation together successfully to compose his own interpretation, which has a huge influence for the future …show more content…

S. Bach, Haydn and Mozart. By the time of Beethoven, it has accumulated rich foundations. He pushed the creation of piano concertos to a new peak and further improved the establishment and combination of orchestras.
1. The Enlargement of the Orchestra During the Baroque period and the begging of Classical period, the orchestra was very small, and the performance of works lacked the power. Before Beethoven's Fifth symphony, he also wrote and created works based on this small orchestra. To show a magnificent atmosphere and bigger sound, Beethoven added more types and members of instruments. "The use of trombones, piccolo, contrabassoon, and a varied set of percussion instruments became the standard, as well the employment of four horns." So, he expanded the number of instruments and began to set up new instruments as a standard orchestra.
2. The Theme and …show more content…

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