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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 47 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
Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord — —— —Classical 0
Fifteen Variations in E-flat Major , Op. 35 — Op. 35E-flat major —Classical 0
Twenty six Wallisische Lieder — —— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 0
Christ on the Mount of Olives: In My Soul Dread Thoughts Awaken — —— Piano, Voice, OrchestraClassical 0
God's Glory in Nature — —— —Classical 0
Six Variations on an Original Theme in G Major, WoO 77 — WoO 77G major —Classical 0
Menuett in E-flat Major, WoO 82 — WoO 82E-flat major —Classical 0
Open, Lord, My Inward Ear — —— —Classical 0
Missa Solemnis, No. 6: Agnus Dei - Full Score — —— PianoClassical 0
German Dance No. 3 in C Major — —C major PianoClassical 0
8 Variations on a theme by Count Waldstein in C Major, WoO 67 — WoO 67C major —Classical 0
Russian Folksong in A Minor "Beautiful Minka" — —A minor —Classical 0
German Dance in A Major, WoO42, No. 4 — WoO42, No. 4A major —Classical 0
Ecossaise in E-flat Major, WoO86 — WoO86E-flat major —Classical 0
Waltz in D Major, WoO85 — WoO85D major —Classical 0
Six Variations on song 'Ich denke dein' — —— —Classical 0
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol. I, Nos. 1 - 16 — —— —Classical 0
Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 - Full Score — Op. 123D major PianoClassical 0
Adagio from "Pathetique" Sonata - Tuba 1 — —— —Classical 0
Beethoven-Liszt: Symphonies Nos. 6-9 Transcribed for Solo Piano — —— —Classical 0
Urians Reise um die Welt, No. 1 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52 — Op. 52— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Feuerfarb', No. 2 from "Eight Songs", Op. 52 — Op. 52— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Concerto G Major Op.61 — Op.61— Piano, violinClassical 0
Sonata No. 2 g minor Op. 5 No. 2 — Op. 5 No. 2— Piano, CelloClassical 0
Sonata No. 5 D Major Op.102 No. 2 — Op.102 No. 2— Piano, CelloClassical 0
Prelude f minor WoO 55 - Piano — WoO 55— —Classical 0
Sonata No. 4 Eb Major Op. 7 — Op. 7— —Classical 2
Sonata No.16 G Major Op.31 No. 1 — Op.31 No. 1— —Classical 0
Sonata No.18 Eb Major Op.31 No. 3 — Op.31 No. 3— —Classical 0
Sonata No.22 F Major Op.54 — Op.54— —Classical 0
Sonata No.31 Ab Major Op.110 - Preface — Op.110— —Classical 0
Sonata Eb Major WoO 47 No. 1 - Preface — WoO 47 No. 1— —Classical 0
Sonata D Major WoO 47 No. 3 - Preface — WoO 47 No. 3— —Classical 0
Sonata No.20 G Major Op.49 No. 2 - Preface — Op.49 No. 2— —Classical 0
Sonata f minor WoO 47 No. 2 - Preface — WoO 47 No. 2— —Classical 0
Sonata No. 2 A Major Op. 2 No. 2 - Piano — Op. 2 No. 2— —Classical 0
6 Ecossaises Eb Major WoO 83 - Piano — WoO 83— —Classical 0
Duet No. 3 in B-flat Major — —B-flat major Bassoon, ClarinetClassical 0
Variations On Rule Britannia - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 0
The 1st Movement Theme from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major "Eroica" — —E-flat major —Classical 0
Movement 1 from "Symphony No. 5" - Score and Parts — —— —Classical 0
Polonaise from "Serenade in D Major, Op. 8" - Piano Score — Op. 8D major Piano, violinClassical 0
Nine Variations on a March by Dressler in C Minor, WoO 63 — WoO 63C minor —Classical 0
Thirty-two Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80 — WoO 80C minor —Classical 0
Twelve Schottische Lieder — —— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 0
String Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1 — Op. 9, No. 1G major —Classical 0
Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 — Op. 20E-flat major —Classical 0
Twenty-Four Variations on Righini's arietta "Vieni amore" in D Major, WoO 65 — WoO 65D 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.