The Piano Sonata in the Classical PeriodThe piano sonata was an important part of music during the Classical period. It characterizes the Classical era's new trend of musical form.Originally, the sonata was made up of several dance movements, but then in the Classical era, it changed to a fast-slow...

Ludwig van Beethoven was, and remains today, an influential figure in the history of classical music. Perhaps no other composer in history wrote music of such inspiring power and expressiveness. His influence on the last 150 years of music is unequalled. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. ...

The Sonata Christian Corah 10/6/96In the late 1700's and early 1800's the Baroque period gave way to the classical era, introducing many revolutionary new scientific discoveries and theories. This drastically changed the peoples social views and brought on the "age of enlightenment."...

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, and was baptized on December 17, 1770. There is no record of his actual birth date. He came from a family of musicians. His father and grandfather worked for the Elector of Cologne. Beethoven's grandfather, Lodewyk van Beethoven came from Belgium...

Among the influential composers of classical music, there have been few who have contributed so much in both talent, creativity, and style as Joseph Haydn and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Both extremely talented in the art of classical composition, Haydn and Beethoven placed their heart, soul and ingenuity...

Among the influential composers of classical music, there have been few who have contributed so much in both talent, creativity, and style as Joseph Haydn and Ludwig Van Beethoven. Both extremely talented in the art of classical composition, Haydn and Beethoven placed their heart, soul and ingenuity...

Ludwig von Beethoven lived in the age that we now know as the Classical Period, which was around the early 19th century. It was known as this because of the particular type of music that was composed and played. This music was often simpler than earlier compositions and was thus more accessible to t...

"The classical period produced more instrumental than vocal music, a wealth of serious and comic operas as well as vocal religious music also appeared during this time"(Goes 11). One of the best composers of this time was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In this paper I will go through his childhood, his fr...

Who Do You Call Educated? How is it possible to be a composer and face the reality that one's acute hearing is slowly slipping away? However, for the fortunate one's like Beethoven, he was able to master his musical career even though he didn't have the full benefit of hearin...

In order to assess how important individuality was to composers of the Classical period the question of what exactly individuality is must first be tackled. It can be defined as "the aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others" and in a mus...

Beethoven\'s first public appearance was in Vienna on March 29, 1795, as a soloist in his piano concerti. By that time, he had developed a reputation for fine improvisatory performances. In Vienna, young Beethoven soon had a long list of aristocratic patrons who loved his music and were eager to hel...

Top of the Class Looking back through the ages has been an enlightening experience. I have found that the intellectuals of the time delved for a deeper meaning in all that is life. With the advances in science, the philosophers were at once able to substantiate their claims. We can call the eighteen...

The whole time the audience was quiet and just sat, watched and listened. There was one person behind me that kept tapping to the beat of the music, but stopped after a while. That was very distracting because I would hear the tapping right in my ear and couldn\'t concentrate on the orchestra. The ...

The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music ever written, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-century classical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatest breakthroughs in composition came in his instrumental work, including his symphonies. Unlike ...

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) The composer of some of the most influential pieces of music everwritten, Ludwig van Beethoven created a bridge between the 18th-centuryclassical period and the new beginnings of Romanticism. His greatestbreakthroughs in composition came in his instru...

Haydn was one of the two outstanding composers of the late 18th century. He, along with Mozart, represented the Classic period by using the musical language of the time and creating works of unsurpassed perfection. Haydn experienced some hardship as a young boy. He was largely self-taught as a musi...

NINE BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIESOut of all musical artists known today, Ludwig Van Beethoven is right at the top of popularity and stardom. Though his life didn't start this way, as did Mozart's, Beethoven increased in knowledge and musical ablility as he was taught by some of the best composers of his ti...

Julien Rouleau "The classical period produced more instrumental than vocal music, a wealth of serious and comic operas as well as vocal religious music also appeared during this time"(Ferris, 231). One of the best composer of this time was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart....

Joseph Haydn was without a doubt one of the greatest composers of his day. He was loved very much as both a man and a musician, and unlike many other composers when he died in 1809. he was one of the most celebrated composers in the world. Haydn once said, "Young people can see fro...

Ludwig Van Beethoven The rise of Ludwig van Beethoven into the ranks of history's greatest composers was paralleled by and in some ways a consequence of his own personal tragedy and despair. Beginning in the late 1790's, the increasing buzzing and humming in his ears sent Beethoven into a panic, sea...

"Not only did I have the encouragement of constant approval, but as the conductor of the orchestra I could experiment, find out what made a good effect and what weakened it, so I was free to alter, improve, add or omit and be as bold as I pleased. Cut off from the rest of the world I had no one to b...