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
- 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 18 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonata #26 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| 2 Easy Piano sonatas G minor op. 49,1 and G major op. 49,2, op. 49,1-2 (Piano solo) | — | op. 49 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Beethoven: Andante F major WoO 57 | — | WoO 57 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 2 |
| Beethoven: Quartet A major op. 18,5 | — | op. 18 | — | Piano, Cello, violin, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| Beethoven: Quartet c minor op. 18,4 | — | op. 18 | — | Piano, Cello, violin, Viola | Classical | 1 |
| Beethoven: Quartet F major op. 18,1 | — | op. 18 | — | Piano, Cello, violin, Viola | Classical | 3 |
| Flat Sign | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Beethoven: 7 Variations on 'Kind willst du ruhig schlafen' by Winter WoO 75 | — | WoO 75 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Contra-Dance #1 | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 C major op. 15 | — | op. 15 | — | Piano | Classical | 3 |
| Beethoven: Sonata G major op. 14,2 | — | op. 14 | — | Piano, harpsichord, Voice | Classical | 5 |
| Beethoven: Sonata [Grande Sonata Pathtique] c minor op. 13 | — | op. 13 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Beethoven: Sonata F major op. 10,2 | — | op. 10 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 3 |
| Beethoven: Sonata C major op. 2,3 | — | op. 2 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Beethoven: Sonata A major op. 2,2 | — | op. 2 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Beethoven: Sonata f minor op. 2,1 | — | op. 2 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 4 |
| Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra F major op. 50 | — | op. 50 | — | Piano, violin | Classical | 4 |
| Romantic | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Menuett aus dem Septett Op. 20 | — | Op. 20 | — | Piano, Cello, violin, Recorder | Classical | 1 |
| Beethoven: Clarinet Trio E flat major op. 38 for Piano, Clarinet (or Violin) and Violoncello | — | op. 38 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Beethoven: Serenade for Piano and Flute (Violin) op. 41 | — | op. 41 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Third Mvnt | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Goodnight, Ladies | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Oh Dear! What Can The Matter Be? | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Sonata quasi una Fantasia Op 27 No 2 | — | Op 27 No 2 | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Piano Sonatina #1 In G Major | — | — | G major | Piano, Organ | Classical | 4 |
| Allegretto (Symphony No. 7, 2nd Movement) | — | — | — | Piano | — | 3 |
| Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (2nd Movement) | — | — | C minor | Piano | — | 2 |
| On Top of Old Smokey | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Once In Royal David's City (Gauntlett/Mann/Willcocks) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Sonata In C Minor 'Pathetique' Op.13 | — | Op.13 | C minor | Piano, Guitar | Classical | 9 |
| Mass in C Major, Op. 86 | — | Op. 86 | C major | Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet | Classical | 1 |
| Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vittoria (Wellingtons Sieg), Op. 91 | — | Op. 91 | — | Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Orchestra, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpan | Classical | 3 |
| Sonata [Waldstein], C major, op. 53 (Piano solo) | — | op. 53 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Theme And Variations On A Patriotic Anthem | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1, Movement I | — | Op. 14 No. 1 | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Sonata 17 in D Minor (Op. 31, No. 2) | — | Op. 31, No. 2 | D minor | Piano | Classical | 5 |
| Waltz, D major, WoO 85 (Piano solo) | — | WoO 85 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| "Rondo in A, WoO 49" | — | WoO 49 | — | Piano | Classical, Pop | 3 |
| Das Liedchen von der Ruhe | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| Gretels Warnung | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 1 |
| L'amante impaziente (Stille Frage) | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Rondo in C Major | — | — | C major | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Beethoven: Piano Concerto op. 61a after the Violin Concerto op. 61 | — | op. 61a; op. 61 | — | Piano | Classical | 4 |
| Cantabile | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 2 |
| Für Elise | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Dulcimer | Classical | 5 |
| Beethoven: 5 Variations on 'Rule Britannia' WoO 79 | — | WoO 79 | — | Piano, harpsichord | Classical | 5 |
| Sonata in E Major, op. 14, no. 1 (complete) | — | op. 14, no. 1 | E major | Piano | Classical | 2 |
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.