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

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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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Twenty Irsiche Lieder	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical	0
Piano Trio No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2 - Piano Score	1808Wikidata	Op. 70, No. 2	E-flat major	—	Classical	0
Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens, Adore Him	—	—	—	Vocal	Classical	0
Rondo in C major, Op. 51, No. 2	—	Op. 51, No. 2	C major	—	Classical	0
German Dance No. 1 in C Major	—	—	C major	Piano	Classical	0
Two Cadenzas to Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K466	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	0
March in B-flat Major	—	—	B-flat major	—	Classical	0
"Ecossaise for Military Music" in G Major, WoO23	—	WoO23	G major	—	Classical	0
German Dance in F Major, WoO8, No. 9	—	WoO8, No. 9	F major	—	Classical	0
String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18, No. 4 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 18, No. 4	C minor	String Quartet	Classical	0
String Quartet No. 6 in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6 - Violin 1	—	Op. 18, No. 6	B-flat major	String Quartet	Classical	0
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 59, No. 1	F major	String Quartet	Classical	0
String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 127	E-flat major	String Quartet	Classical	0
Beethoven: Symphonies 8 & 9 in Full Score - Full Score	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	0
Six Songs, Op. 75, No. 1: Mignon	—	Op. 75, No. 1	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Lied, No. 6 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52	—	Op. 52	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Gottes Macht und Vorsehung, No. 5 from "Six Songs", Op. 48	—	Op. 48	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Romance, Op. 40 - Violin - Violin	—	Op. 40	—	Piano, violin	Classical	0
String Quintet C Major Op.29 - Violin 2	—	Op.29	—	—	Classical	0
String Quintet c minor Op.104 - Violin 1	—	Op.104	—	—	Classical	0
String Quintet Eb Major Op. 4 - Score	—	Op. 4	—	—	Classical	0
Fugue D Major Op.137 - Viola 2	—	Op.137	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No. 1 F Major Op. 5 No. 1 - Score	—	Op. 5 No. 1	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	0
Adagio from Pathetique Sonata - easy version - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
String Quartet F Major Op.14 No. 1 - Score	—	Op.14 No. 1	—	String Quartet	Classical	0
Sonata No. 4 C Major Op.102 No. 1 - Score	—	Op.102 No. 1	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	0
Sonata No. 7 D Major Op.10 No. 3 - Piano	—	Op.10 No. 3	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.11 Bb Major Op.22 - Piano	—	Op.22	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.27 e minor Op.90	—	Op.90	—	—	Classical	0
Sonata No.29 Bb Major Op.106 Hammerklavier	—	Op.106	—	—	Classical	0
2 Movements of a Sonata F Major WoO 50	—	WoO 50	—	—	Classical	0
3 Variations on an Irish Folk Tune, E-flat Major, Op.105, No. 4	—	Op.105, No. 4	—	—	Classical	0
Marcia and Gavotta Op.45 - Piano 1	—	Op.45	—	—	Classical	0
Ich liebe dich - Score	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Variations on See the conqu'ring hero comes	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Duet No. 1 in C Major	—	—	C major	Bassoon, Clarinet	Classical	0
Variations On Rule Britannia - Tuba 1	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Allegretto - Score	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical	0
Symphony No.1 - Score and Parts	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Symphony 1, Op. 21 - Tuba 2	—	Op. 21	—	—	Classical	1
Polonaise in D major	—	—	D major	—	Classical	0
Sonatina in C Minor, WoO 43/1 - Piano	—	WoO 43/1	C minor	Piano, Mandolin	Classical	0
Octet in E-Flat major, Op. 103	—	Op. 103	E-Flat major	—	Classical	0
Six Easy Variations on a Swiss Song in F Major, WoO 64	—	WoO 64	F major	—	Classical	0
Life is passing fast away	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Fidelio, Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?,	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Fidelio, "Della vita in sull' aurora"	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	0
Five Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D Major, WoO 79	—	WoO 79	D major	—	Classical	0

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.