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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 91 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
Cielito Lindo — —— PianoClassical 0
Cradle Song — —— PianoClassical 0
Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 — Op. 45, No. 2— PianoClassical 0
Dixie — —— PianoClassical 0
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers — —— PianoClassical 0
More — —— PianoClassical 0
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Fourth Movement Excerpt — —D minor —— 0
Violin Concerto in D Major, First Movement Excerpt — —D major PianoClassical 0
Little Minuet — —— —— 0
Canon in D — —— PianoClassical 0
Coriolan Overt.,Op62 — Op62— —— 0
Don Giovanni Overture — —— Timpani, percussionClassical 0
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, First Movement Themes — —C minor PianoClassical 0
Preist der Erlosers Gute — —— —Classical 1
Meine Seele ist erschuttert — —— —Classical 1
Allegro And Menuett — —— FluteClassical 1
Duo No.1 — —— FluteClassical 0
Divertimento In D — —— Cello, violin, ViolaClassical 0
Danse Allemande — —— Piano, Cello, violin, ViolaJazz, Classical, pop 1
Monks' Song,The — —— Tenor SaxophoneClassical 0
Passepied — —— Flute, BassoonClassical 0
Theme from Ninth Symphony — —— —Classical 0
And Can It Be — —— PianoClassical 0
'Fur Elise', In A Minor — —A minor —— 0
Bagatelle In C Major, Op.119, No.7 — Op.119, No.7C major —— 1
Sonatina In G Major, Op.49, No.2 — Op.49, No.2G major PianoClassical 1
6 Easy Variations In G Major — —G major PianoClassical 1
Scotch Dance — —— FluteClassical 0
Minuetto — —— —— 0
Allegro & Minuet — —— —— 0
Moderato — —— FluteClassical 0
Andante Espressive — —— HornClassical 0
POLONAISE FROM SONATA IN Bb — —— Piano, FluteClassical 0
Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile! — —— VoiceClassical 1
O War Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint — —— —Classical 0
There Was a Mighty Monarch — —— —Classical 2
Piano Trio No. 4 in B-flat major, 'Street Song,' for Piano, Clarinet and Violoncello, op. 11 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 11B-flat major Piano, Cello, violinClassical 0
Symphony No. 2: II. Larghetto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —Classical 0
Country Dance No. 2 — —— —Classical 1
Country Dance No. 3 — —— —Classical 1
Quintet Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, HornClassical 0
The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March — —— —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15: Largo Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 15C major PianoClassical 0
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: Allegro con Brio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 19B-flat major —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: Adagio Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 19B-flat major —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58: Allegro moderato Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 58G major —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73: Adagio un poco moto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 73E-flat major —— 0
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73: Rondo-Allegro Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — op. 73E-flat major —— 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.