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 93 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Fanfare Additional credits William Duncombe	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
German Dance II	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Russian Folk Song I	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Gavotte Additional credits Daniel Gottlob Türk	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Two English Dances Additional credits Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Summer is icumen in Additional credits Anonymous	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	0
Sonata in F Minor Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	F minor	Piano	Classical	0
Theme from Variations on "God Save the King"	—	—	—	—	—	0
The Lord Shall Come, Alleluia Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	0
The Heav'ns Are Praising the Lord of Creation	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Battle Song [Woo 1]	—	Woo 1	—	Piano	Classical	1
German Dance [Woo 1]	—	Woo 1	—	Piano	Classical	1
Romance from Ritterballet	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Variations on a March by Dressler [Woo 63]	—	Woo 63	—	Piano	Classical	3
Menuet in D [Woo 10, No. 5]	—	Woo 10, No. 5	—	Piano	Classical	1
Two Country Dances [Woo 15, No. 1]	—	Woo 15, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	1
Minuet in E-Flat Major [Woo 10, No. 3]	—	Woo 10, No. 3	E-Flat major	—	—	1
Minuet in G Major Additional credits Wilhelm Friedemann Bach	—	—	G major	—	—	0
Two Movements of a Sonatina in F [Woo 50]	—	Woo 50	—	Piano	Classical	1
Presto [Op. 10, No. 2]	—	Op. 10, No. 2	—	Piano	Classical	0
Piano Piece for Ferdinand Piringer [Woo 61]	—	Woo 61	—	Piano	Classical	1
Polonaise Additional credits Christoph Nichelmann	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Fuga	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata in B-Flat Major [Op. 22]	—	Op. 22	B-Flat major	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata in C-Sharp Minor [Op. 27,	—	Op. 27	C-Sharp minor	Piano	Classical	0
Sonata in E-Flat Major [Op. 31, No. 3]	—	Op. 31, No. 3	E-Flat major	Piano	Classical	1
Six Ecossaises	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Romanza [Woo 1]	—	Woo 1	—	Piano	Classical	1
The Olympianos [Arranged by Joseph Compello] Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	0
Recitative and Chorale from 'Symphony No. 9'	—	—	—	—	—	0
Symphony #2	—	—	—	violin	Classical	1
Symphony No. 3 - 1st Movement Theme Performed by ;	—	—	—	Piano, Oboe, violin, Recorder, Piccolo	Classical	0
Ecossaise in E flat	—	—	—	—	Classical	0
Adagio Sostenuto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Allegretto From Sonata Op.14 No.1	—	Op.14 No.1	—	Piano	Classical	1
Fur Elise Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Allegretto Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, violin	Classical, pop	0
Allegro Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano	Classical, pop	0
Theme Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Recorder	Classical, pop	0
Sarabande for a sandwich	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Ode To Joy Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	—	—	0
Second Movement Theme Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven	—	—	—	Flute, violin	Classical	2
Give My Regards to Broadway	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Bagpipers	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Plaisir d'Amour	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Maypole Dance	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	0
Symphony No. 4 - Theme From 2nd Movement	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	1
Symphony No. 7 - Theme From 1st Movement	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	2

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.