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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 97 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
II. Andante con moto — —— —Classical 1
III. Allegro — —— —Classical 0
IV. Allegro — —— —Classical 0
I. Awakening the cheerful feelings on arrival in the country: Allegro ma non troppo — —— —Classical 1
II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto moto — —— —Classical 1
III. Merry Gathering of the countryfolk: Allegro — —— —Classical 1
IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro — —— —Classical 1
V. Shepherd's song. Happy and grateful feelings after the storm: Allegretto — —— —Classical 1
I. Poco sostenuto-Vivace — —— —Classical 1
III. Presto — —— —Classical 0
IV. Allegro con brio — —— —Classical 1
I. Allegro vivace e con brio — —— —Classical 1
II. Allegretto scherzando — —— —Classical 1
III. Tempo di menuetto — —— —Classical 1
Adagio Cantabile Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —— 0
Bagatelle, Opus 119 — Opus 119— —— 0
Sonata, Op. 49, No 2 - Allegro, ma non troppo & Tempo di Minuetto` — Op. 49, No 2— —— 0
No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21 — Op. 21C major —Classical 1
No. 3 In Eb Major, Op. 55 — Op. 55E-flat major —Classical 1
No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 — Op. 67C minor —Classical 1
No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93 — Op. 93F major —Classical 1
Moonlight Sonata - 1st Movement — —— —— 0
Sonata Op. 79 - 2nd Movement — Op. 79— PianoClassical 1
Ode to Joy, Pathetique Adagio — —— —— 0
Sonatina Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Sonata, Opus 49, No. 2 — Opus 49, No. 2— PianoClassical 2
promenade Additional credits Elena Gnessina — —— PianoClassical 0
Singing Voices [Op.101, No.11] Additional credits Ferdinand Beyer — Op.101, No.11— PianoClassical 0
"Bagatelle: ""Fur Elise""" — —— —— 0
Ode to Joy; Minuet in G — —— —— 0
Marcha Populaire Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —Classical 0
Romance Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —Classical 0
First Movement Of Symphony No. 5 In C Minor — —C minor —Classical 1
Lustig From Klavierstucke (Woo 5 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — Woo 5— PianoClassical 0
No. 2 From 12 Deutsche Tanze Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
No. 3 From Menuette Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Theme From 2nd Movement, Sonata In D Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Variation V From 6 Varitationen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
No. 2 From 6 Menuette Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Trio From Bagatelle Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —— 0
No. 9 From 11 Bagatellen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —— 0
No. 4 From 11 Bagatellen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— —— 0
Variation Iv From 6 Variationen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
No. 12 From Menuette Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
No. 11 From 12 Deutsche Tanze (Woo 1 Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — Woo 1— PianoClassical 0
No. 2 From Menuette Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Variation Iii From 6 Variationen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 0
Variation Vi From 13 Variationen Performed by Ludwig van Beethoven — —— PianoClassical 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.