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Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

German composer (1770-1827)

1770–1827

6,206 works in the index

Born
1770
Died
1827
Birthplace
Bonn
Place of death
Vienna
Citizenship / historical state
Electorate of Cologne; Austrian Empire
Period (estimated from birth year)
Classical

Biography

Beethoven sits on the hinge between the Classical style he inherited and the Romantic one he made possible, and the catalogue spans both: thirty-two piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, nine symphonies, five piano concerti and a large body of songs and chamber music.

The piano sonatas are the most-bought and the most misjudged. The famous ones — the Moonlight, the Pathétique, the Waldstein — are advanced works, and the first movement of the Moonlight being playable early does not make the rest of it so. The genuine starting points are the two sonatas of Op. 49 and the bagatelles, including the one everyone knows as Für Elise.

He revised heavily and his manuscripts are difficult, so editions disagree about specific notes and markings more than you might expect from a composer this recent. If you are working with a teacher, use theirs.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer
Teachers
Christian Gottlob Neefe; Joseph Haydn; Antonio Salieri; Johann Baptist Schenk; Johann Georg Albrechtsberger; Gilles van der Eeden; Muzio Clementi; Andrea Luchesi
Recorded memberships
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Instruments played
piano; violin
Genres
classical music; art music; opera; symphony; sonata
Movements
Classical period; Romantic music
Notable works
Für Elise; Symphony No. 9; Piano Sonata No. 14; Missa Solemnis; Piano Sonata No. 8; Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Piano Sonata No. 21; Piano Sonata No. 23; Violin Sonata No. 9; Symphony No. 3; Fidelio
Awards
Bröckemännche Award
Official website
https://beethoven.de
Native languages
German
Languages used
German
VIAF ID
32182557
ISNI
0000000121268987
GND ID
118508288
Library of Congress ID
n79107741
MusicBrainz ID
1f9df192-a621-4f54-8850-2c5373b7eac9

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, violin, Cello, Orchestra, Voice
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Jazz, Pop, Christmas
Works with composition dates
358 of 6,206

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 123 of 130

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Bagatelle in G Minor, Op.119, No. 1 — Op.119, No. 1G minor Piano— 1
Bagatelle in F, Op.33, No. 3 — Op.33, No. 3— Piano— 1
Sonata in G Minor, Op.49, No. 1 — Op.49, No. 1G minor Piano— 1
Rondo in C, Op.51, No. 1 — Op.51, No. 1— Piano— 1
Beethoven Symphony No.7 for Clarinet Quartet — —— Clarinet— 1
Eroica Symphony — —— Piano, Keyboard— 1
Beethoven Symphony No.7 for String Quintet all mvts. — —— Cello, violin, Viola— 1
"Sonata in C, Op. 53 " — Op. 53— Piano— 1
"Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 " — Op. 27 No. 2C-sharp minor Piano— 2
"Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 " — Op. 31 No. 2D minor Piano— 1
"Sonata in D, Op. 28 " — Op. 28— Piano— 1
"Sonata in F, Op. 54" — Op. 54— Piano— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - Introduction — Op. 125— —— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - O Freunde, nicht diese Tone! — Op. 125— —— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - Froh, wie seine Sonnen — Op. 125— —— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - Freude, schoner Gotterfunken — Op. 125— —— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - Freude, Tochter aus Elysium! — Op. 125— —— 1
An die Freude, Op. 125 - Seid um schlungen — Op. 125— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Todt, stohnt es durch die ode Nacht — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Ein Ungeheuer, sein Name Fanatismus — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Da kam Joseph — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Da stiegen die Menschen — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Er schlaft, er schlaft — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Hier schlummert seinen stillen Frieden — WoO 87— —— 1
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Franz Joseph II, WoO 87 - Todt! Todt! Todt! — WoO 87— —— 1
Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 — Op. 80— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Introduction — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Jehova, du mein Vater! — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Meine Seele ist erschutert — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Erzittre, Erde — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Preist, preist des Erlosers Gute — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - O Heil euch — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Verkundet, Seraph — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - So ruhe den mit ganzer Schwere — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Willkommen, Tod! — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Wir haben ihn gesehen — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Die mich zu fangen — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Hier ist er — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Nicht ungestraft soll der Verwegnen — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - In meinen Adern wuhlen gerechter Zorn — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Auf! Auf! Ergreifet den Verrather — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Meine Qual ist bald verschwunden — Op. 85— —— 1
Christus Am olberge, Op. 85 - Welten singen Dank und Ehre — Op. 85— —— 1
Mass in C Major, Op. 86 - Kyrie — Op. 86C major —— 1
Mass in C Major, Op. 86 - Gloria — Op. 86C major —— 1
Mass in C Major, Op. 86 - Credo — Op. 86C major —— 1
Mass in C Major, Op. 86 - Sanctus — Op. 86C major —— 1
Mass in C Major, Op. 86 - Agnus Dei — Op. 86C major —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 32182557. Portrait: Joseph Karl Stieler, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.