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
Beethoven: Trio E flat major op. 44	—	op. 44	—	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	2
Beethoven: Alla Ingharese quasi un Capriccio [The Rage over the Lost Penny] G major op. 129	—	op. 129	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	3
1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonata Pathetique	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Sonata Op 28	—	Op 28	—	Piano	Classical	5
Sonata Op 31 No 2	—	Op 31 No 2	—	Piano	Classical	6
Sonata, E major, op. 109 (Piano solo)	—	op. 109	—	Piano	Classical	4
Symphony No. 6 In F Major ('Pastoral') Third Movement	—	—	F major	Piano, Harmonica	Classical	5
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"	—	Op. 125	D minor	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, bass, Double Bass, Tenor, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpa	Classical	3
Sonata 16 in G Major (Op. 31, No. 1)	—	Op. 31, No. 1	G major	Piano	Classical	6
Largo	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet	Classical, pop	7
Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica"), First Movement Excerpt	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Sonata in F,Op.54	—	Op.54	—	Piano	Classical	5
Symphony No. 6 in F Major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68, First Movement Excerpt	—	Op. 68	F major	Piano	Classical	3
Sonata A major Op. 101	—	Op. 101	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	2
Rondo A Capriccio In G Major, Op. 129 ("Rage Over a Lost Penny")	—	Op. 129	G major	Piano	Classical	3
Symphony No. 7 in A Major (second movement excerpt), opus 92	—	opus 92	A major	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	4
Rondo In A	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Volkslied aus Kleinrussland (Air de la petite Russie) aus op. 107 Nr. 3	—	op. 107 Nr. 3	—	Piano	Classical	5
Ecossaise from Ecossaise in G	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Saxophone	Classical	10
Quartet No. 5 in A Major, Op. 18, No. 5	—	Op. 18, No. 5	A major	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	5
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in A major, op. 69	—	op. 69	A major	Cello	Classical	4
Allegro con brio	—	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	3
Fifth Movement (Symphony No.6 'Pastoral')	—	—	—	—	Classical	9
Two Ecossaises	1806IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	5
Overture to "King Stephen"	1809-10IMSLP	—	—	Horn	Classical	6
Hunting Song	—	—	—	Trombone, Cornet	Classical	6
Vol. 3 - Ecossaise	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Vol. 2 - Theme	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	7
Overture Mozart	—	—	—	Timpani, percussion	Classical	3
Thema-Pno.Var.	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	4
Sonatina in F [Anh. 5, No. 2]	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Russian Folk Song [Op. 107, No. 7]	—	Op. 107, No. 7	—	Piano	Classical	5
Country Dance in D Major [Woo, 11, No. 7]	—	—	D major	Piano	Classical	7
Country Dance [Woo 11, No. 2]	—	Woo 11, No. 2	—	Piano	Classical	7
Menuet in C [Woo 10, No. 1]	—	Woo 10, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	4
German Dance in F Major [Woo 42, No. 1]	1796IMSLP	Woo 42, No. 1	F major	Piano, Organ	Classical	7
Menuet In C	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
The Trout	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	3
Marian	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	5
La Marmotte	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	6
Boogie Piece	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Scottish Dance	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Saxophone	Classical	8
No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36	1800-1802IMSLP	Op. 36	D major	—	Classical	6
No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92	1811-1812IMSLP	Op. 92	A major	—	Classical	6
Part - 3 Studies	1803-04IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Sonata Op. 12 No. 2 in A	—	Op. 12 No. 2	—	violin	Classical	7
Sonata Op. 47 in A "Kreutzer"	—	Op. 47	—	violin	Classical	7

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.