Loneliness is like a strange licorice. When you first taste it, it may taste bitter; but gradually, you will find that there is a hint of sweetness hidden in the bitterness. . This sweetness is so peaceful and fragrant, it reaches your heart and permeates your soul.
Beethoven was one of the greatest German musicians in the 19th century. He composed "Moonlight", "Hero" and "The Tempest"
"Passion" and "Destiny"? When a The pieces of music are sometimes low and melodious, sometimes passionate, and sometimes flowing quietly, just like the unpredictable rain falling on the world, countless souls are moved by it.
Under the keys of Beethoven’s flying fingers, all the musical notes have become living elves. They jump in the air, dancing with the passion of life and bringing people deep thinking. Hundreds of years have passed, and these great music are still performed by generations of people and remain popular for a long time.
Why are Beethoven’s music so touching? Many people attribute Beethoven's achievements to his talent and the influence of masters.
It is undeniable that Beethoven did have superior musical talent; but when people praise him as a music prodigy, don’t forget that he was locked in the piano room by his strict father to practice hard and was beaten for making mistakes. The scene when scolding. It is undeniable that Beethoven once studied with Nieffe, Mozart, Haydn and others, and was greatly influenced in his creative style; but we should not forget that the reason why many of Beethoven's early compositions were not so successful is that Because it imitates too many creative elements and styles of its predecessors.
A person who is not independent in spirit and soul is not truly independent; a person who deliberately shows off his talent and musical skills cannot become a great musician. Beethoven truly rose to become a musical giant, not when his talent was praised by the world and his career was at its peak, but when he became deaf due to illness.
For a musician, his world is heard, not seen. A silent world is a gray world, a world of death. However, fate is always so ruthless. When Beethoven's career was at its peak, a strange illness quietly struck him. During his illness, he suffered from constant diarrhea and severe hearing loss. The rustling sound of the wind blowing through the green trees by the river became farther and farther away from him, and the birds landing on the grass became silent. The moonlit night was so quiet, and the stormy rain also became silent? Faced with all this, How desperate Beethoven felt.
He hated the disease, hated the deaf world, and lamented his unfortunate fate. He felt that the light in his life that illuminated the world was about to go out.
Beethoven was extremely discouraged by the world that was disappearing day by day. For this reason, he once wrote a suicide note and decided to die. But this suicide note did not urge Beethoven to commit suicide, but allowed him to touch his own heart from the pain of life. He pricked up his ears and tried his best to listen to the world in order to hold on to the last pitiful sound.
In the painful struggle, Beethoven created a large number of widely circulated masterpieces, such as "Moonlight", "The Tempest", "Spring" and so on. During this period, he also composed the Second Symphony. The first two movements of the "Second Symphony" show the process of the hard struggle between light and darkness. In the third and fourth movements, the melody begins to become relaxed and cheerful. Light defeats darkness, and justice defeats evil. This symphony is Beethoven's hope for life and his hymn to life. The element of unremitting struggle rushing in the melody is not only a portrayal of Beethoven's inner painful experience, but also what really touches people's hearts in this piece of music.
A year later, Beethoven composed the "Third Symphony". This symphony was specially dedicated by Beethoven to Napoleon, the man of the day. At that time, the French soldier Napoleon was regarded by many as a symbol of freedom and equality and a hero who saved the entire Europe. He was also worshiped by countless people, including Beethoven.
The yearning and pursuit of freedom played the voice of romantic heroism in Beethoven's heart. He imagined that the great hero in his mind played the strongest voice of that era on the keyboard.
Listening to the "Third Symphony", people can't help but feel excited, as if they have returned to that turbulent era, riding a strong horse, fighting on the battlefield with the great heroes, fighting bravely for freedom, equality, and justice.
After Napoleon’s dictatorship and atrocities became known to the world, Beethoven was greatly disappointed and even became ill from anger. He did not expect that his idol would be such a common man and a wild tyrant, but this did not affect the greatness of the Third Symphony itself.
You may not know that such a masterpiece filled with strong heroic romantic passion was conceived and created in a peaceful pastoral. The hero in the work is not Napoleon, but Beethoven's ideal hero; the atmosphere of fighting and the ideal of freedom in the work are Beethoven's expression of his own ideals and pursuits.
Since then, Beethoven has created countless great works.
When we look up to such a musical giant, we should not forget that he was a deaf musician, a musician who could not hear anything. When his fingers are flying on the piano, the world he plays is the world in his heart, and the sound of the piano he hears is the sound of the piano in his heart.
Loneliness and loneliness will make people painful at first, but it will also make people touch their souls in loneliness and contemplation. Only in silence can we eliminate interference and control our own soul. Only by mastering our own soul can we truly see ourselves and the outside world clearly, and only then can we truly feel safe and peaceful.
The world is not seen with the eyes, nor heard with the ears, but felt with the heart. It was in that seemingly completely closed world that Beethoven saw and heard the world from the window called loneliness. In his own words: "Creating music is to completely release what is in your heart." ?
Maybe the reason why Beethoven’s works are great and so touching is because of the silence in his heart.
Therefore, his works have become the cry of the soul and the most direct performance of life.
Spiritual Enlightenment
Hegel once said: "Those who have great thoughts must go astray, pick up their bags, travel alone, and be a lonely walker." ?
Living in a noisy world, it is too easy for us to be confused by the prosperity and splendor around us, and too easy to be swallowed up by the endless noise around us. External things blind our hearts, causing us to lose our souls and annihilate our talents.
Take a deep breath, a cup of green tea, close your eyes, and give your soul a peaceful pure land. Talk and ask questions to your own heart, and maybe you will discover the shock that a lonely soul brings to life.