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
Volkslieder	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical
Thirteen Variations on arietta "Es war einmal" in A Major, WoO 66	—	WoO 66	A major	—	Classical
Twenty five Irische Lieder	—	—	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical
Missa Solemnis, No. 1: Kyrie - Full Score	—	—	—	Piano	Classical
Where Cross the Crowded Ways	—	—	—	—	Classical
Twelve German Dances, WoO 8 - Full Score	—	WoO 8	—	Orchestra	Classical
To Thine Eternal Arms, O God	—	—	—	—	Classical
Piano Trio No. 7 in B-flat Major, "Archduke" - Cello	—	—	B-flat major	—	Classical
Twelve Variations on "See the conqu'ring hero comes" in G major WoO. 45 - Piano Score	—	—	G major	Piano, Cello	Classical
Again, As Evening's Shadow Falls	—	—	—	—	Classical
Rondo in G Major - Piano Score - Piano Score	—	—	G major	Piano, violin	Classical
Three Cadenzas to 1st Movt. of Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15	—	Op. 15	C major	—	Classical
Postludes: The Heavens Declare His Glory	—	—	—	—	Classical
German Dance No. 2 in G Major	—	—	G major	Piano	Classical
Drei Marsche, Op. 45	—	Op. 45	—	—	Classical
Sonatina in C Major, WoO 51	—	WoO 51	C major	—	Classical
Study in C Major	—	—	C major	—	Classical
German Dance in F Major, WoO42, No. 1	—	WoO42, No. 1	F major	—	Classical
Contredance in E-flat Major, WoO14, No. 7	—	WoO14, No. 7	E-flat major	—	Classical
Eight Variations on a theme by Count Waldstein	—	—	—	—	Classical
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 18, No. 3	D major	String Quartet	Classical
Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies in Full Score - Full Score	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical
Beethoven-Liszt: Symphonies Nos. 1-5 Transcribed for Solo Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical
Bitten, No. 1 from "Six Songs", Op. 48	—	Op. 48	—	Piano, Voice	Classical
Six Songs, Op. 75, No. 6: Der Zufriedene	—	Op. 75, No. 6	—	Piano, Voice	Classical
Marmotte, No. 7 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52	—	Op. 52	—	Piano, Voice	Classical
Busslied, No. 6 from "Six Songs", Op. 48	—	Op. 48	—	Piano, Voice	Classical
Romance, Op. 40 - Set of Parts	—	Op. 40	—	Piano, violin	Classical
Sonata F Major WoO 50 - Piano	—	WoO 50	—	—	Classical
Sonata No.19 g minor Op.49 No. 1 - Preface	—	Op.49 No. 1	—	—	Classical
Sonata No.23 f minor Op.57 Appassionata - Piano	—	Op.57	—	—	Classical
Sonata No.25 G Major Op.79 - Piano	—	Op.79	—	—	Classical
Sonata No.31 Ab Major Op.110 - Piano	—	Op.110	—	—	Classical
Sonata Eb Major WoO 47 No. 1 - Piano	—	WoO 47 No. 1	—	—	Classical
Sonata D Major WoO 47 No. 3 - Piano	—	WoO 47 No. 3	—	—	Classical
Sonata f minor WoO 47 No. 2 - Piano	—	WoO 47 No. 2	—	—	Classical
Sonatina No. 1 G Major and No. 2 F Major Anh. 5	—	—	—	—	Classical
Nocturne Op.42	—	Op.42	—	Piano, Viola	Classical
Meneutt - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical
Sonata No. 9 A Major Op.47 Kreutzer - Score	—	Op.47	—	Piano, Cello, violin	Classical
Duet No. 2 in F Major	—	—	F major	Bassoon, Clarinet	Classical
Two Military Marches - Trumpet 1 in B-flat	—	—	—	—	Classical
The 3rd Movement from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor	—	—	C minor	—	Classical
Sextet in E-Flat major, Op. 81b	—	Op. 81b	E-Flat major	String Quartet	Classical
Consecration of the House Overture - Full Score	—	—	—	Orchestra	Classical
Ten Variations on "La stessa, la stessissima" in B-flat Major, WoO 73	—	WoO 73	B-flat major	—	Classical
The Heavens Declare His Glory	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical
Freundschaft, WoO 164	—	WoO 164	—	—	Classical

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.