Understanding Beethoven: Life, Creativity and Legacy

Asgar Asgarov

Music Appreciation

Research Paper 1

Music of Beethoven

As all of us know very well, there are many different famous musicians and composers in the world of music. It can be also noted that all of these musicians and composers have always played an important role in the world of music. Therefore, actually it should be detected that if we want to learn something about the musical world, of course, we should also pay attention to the famous musicians and composers, in the other word, it means that no one can learn normally anything regarding the musical world without well-known musicians and composers. In the world of music one of the famous musicians and composers is Ludwig van Beethoven who was really a famous German composer.

Now, first of all, here it should be mentioned mainly about Ludwig van Beethoven’s life, his creativity, his legacy, then about Beethoven’s musical style, list of works by Ludwig van Beethoven and list of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven,

because, to tell the truth, if we want to be aware of the famous composer, Ludwig van Beethoven very well, of course, we should try to learn especially about the important issues which are mentioned in advance. In the other word, it means that these significant issues include Ludwig van Beethoven’s life, creativity, list of works and compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven.
First of all, I would like to speak about the famous composer, Ludwig van Beethoven’s life.

But, to tell the truth, I want to give only main important information related to the prominent composer, Ludwig van Beethoven. Ludwig van Beethoven was really a famous and influential German composer and was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Actually, first of all, he was able to learn and display his musical talents from his father whose name was Johann van Beethoven and from his most significant teacher and composer whose name was Christian Gottlob Neefe at the young ages. After that, when Ludwig van Beethoven was at the young ages, he moved and began to study the music and composition with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn, then was able to establish his essential and indispensable career in Vienna, Austria and finally was able to acquire and achieve a reputation as magnanimous pianist and famous teacher. Then, he began to live in Vienna, Austria until the end of his

life.
In addition to important and necessary information, it should be also especially declared that when Ludwig van Beethoven started living in Vienna, Austria, of course, he was very busy with the establishing his essential and significant career such that Ludwig van Beethoven was truly able to develop his completely original musical style and was really able to compose a lot of the most famous works and the greatest compositions, therefore, it should be noted particularly that his works and compositions are always considered as one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the history of music. His most popular works and compositions can include the Fifth symphony, the Emperor Concerto, an opera Fidelio and etc. Therefore, it should be also denoted that consequently he was able to make the world of music more independent of social. After that, Ludwig van Beethoven was really able to continue to compose his greatest works and compositions until his death, although he actually detected that he had already become deaf at the end of his life. Those greatest works and compositions, which were composed by Ludwig van Beethoven during his deafness, included the last five string quartets and the last five piano sonatas, the Ninth Symphony and Mass the Missa solemnis Ultimately, Ludwig van Beethoven discovered that he caught a serious cold which contributed to fatal disease and caused his death, therefore, finally, it should be mentioned that the famous, prominent and genious