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
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 36 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 4 Handen-	—	op. 36	—	Piano	Classical	1
"Bagatelle in A, Op. 33 No. 4"	—	Op. 33 No. 4	—	—	—	0
Bagatelle in G Major, opus 126, #5	—	opus 126	G major	—	—	0
Egmont Overture, Main Theme, opus 84	—	opus 84	—	—	—	0
Leonore Overture No. 3 (from the opera 'Fidelio' - opening theme) opus 72	—	opus 72	—	—	—	0
Sonata in C# Minor - 'Moonlight', (first movement), opus 27, #2	—	opus 27	C-sharp minor	—	—	0
Variations on 'God Save the King', Wo0 78	—	—	—	—	—	0
Symphony No. 9 (fourth movement excerpt - 'Ode to joy'), opus 125	—	opus 125	—	—	—	0
Turkish March - from the ruins of Athens, opus 113	—	opus 113	—	—	—	0
Ode to Joy from Symphony #9	—	—	—	—	—	0
Music to J.W.v. Goethe's Tragedy Egmont, op. 84 (Orchestral works)	—	op. 84	—	—	—	0
Die Geschopfe des Prometheus - Ouverture C-Dur op. 43 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 43	—	—	—	0
Coriolan - Ouverture c-Moll op. 62 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 62	—	—	—	0
Egmont - Ouverture f-Moll op. 84 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 84	—	—	—	0
Die Ruinen von Athen - Ouverture G-Dur op. 113 -Bearbeitung fur Klavier-	—	op. 113	—	—	—	0
Sinfonien Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 68 "Pastorale" -Bearbeitung fur Klavier zu 2 Handen-	—	op. 68	—	Piano	Classical	1
Allegro 'Ode To Joy' (Symphony No.9 In D Minor 'Choral' Op.125)	—	Op.125	D minor	—	—	0
Minuet In G WoO 10	—	WoO 10	—	—	—	0
Minuet in G, WoO 10, no. 2	—	WoO 10, no. 2	—	—	—	2
Sonatina in G, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 5	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Bagatelles, op. 119, no. 1	—	op. 119, no. 1	—	—	—	1
Bagatelles, op. 119, no. 3	—	op. 119, no. 3	—	—	—	1
Bagatelles, op. 119, no. 9	—	op. 119, no. 9	—	—	—	1
Bagatelles, op. 119, no. 11	—	op. 119, no. 11	—	—	—	1
Lustig From Klavierstucke (Lustig-Traurig) (Woo 5	—	Woo 5	—	Piano	Classical	0
Variation V From 6 Varitationen (Woo 64)	—	Woo 64	—	Piano	Classical	0
Trio From Bagatelle (Woo 52)	—	Woo 52	—	—	—	0
Variation Xiii From 13 Variationen (Woo 66)	—	Woo 66	—	Piano	Classical	0
No. 9 From 11 Bagatellen (Op. 119)	—	Op. 119	—	—	—	0
No. 4 From 11 Bagatellen (Op. 119)	—	Op. 119	—	—	—	0
No. 2 (Minuet) From Menuette (Woo 7)	—	Woo 7	—	—	—	0
Menuett in G WoP 10 Nr. 2	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Landlerischer Tanz in D WoO 11 Nr. 7	—	WoO 11 Nr. 7	—	Piano	Classical	0
Deutscher Tanz in B WoO 13 Nr. 6	—	WoO 13 Nr. 6	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonatine in F Kinsky-Halm Anhang 5	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
KLavierstuck in C/c "Lustig und traurig" WoO 54	—	WoO 54	—	Piano	Classical	0
Klavierstuck in a "Fur Elise" WoO 59	—	WoO 59	—	—	—	0
Bagatelle in D op. 33 Nr. 6	—	op. 33 Nr. 6	—	—	—	0
Bagatelle in g op. 119 Nr. 1	—	op. 119 Nr. 1	—	—	—	0
"St. Patrick's day" (Air ecossais) aus op. 107 Nr. 4	—	op. 107 Nr. 4	—	Piano	Classical	0
Minuet In A Major	—	—	A major	—	—	0
Sonate fur Klavier cis-Moll op. 27 Nr. 2 "Mondscheinsonate"	—	op. 27 Nr. 2	—	—	—	0
Come O Savior Of The World	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	1
Adagio Sostenuto from 'Moonlight' Sonata	—	—	—	—	—	0
2. Marsch zu einem Trauerspiel	—	—	—	harpsichord	Classical	0
Barbu The Fiddler	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
We Walk And Sing The Carols	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Bagatelle from Bagatelles, Op. 119 #4	—	Op. 119	—	—	—	5

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.