The inspirational story of Beethoven’s growth

The German musician Beethoven is one of the most famous musicians in the history of European music. The following is the inspirational story of Beethoven’s growth that I have compiled. Welcome to read!

Beethoven is the Caesar of Western classical music. But who knows that Beethoven suffered from ear disease when he was 25 years old and became deaf when he was 45 years old. Beethoven's music brought endless enjoyment to future generations, but he could not enjoy the works he created during his lifetime.

Please pay attention to this natural musician

On December 6, 1770, Beethoven was born into a musical family in Bonn. He could play the harpsichord when he was 4 years old, performed on stage since he was 8 years old, and gained a reputation as a music prodigy. When he was 10 years old, he studied under the most famous music educator in Prussia, Nie Fei. At the age of 12, on the recommendation of Nie Fei, he worked as an organist's assistant in Count Waltstein's court band. This was the beginning of Beethoven's career as a "musical servant".

At the age of 17, Beethoven went to visit the music master Mozart and received a warm reception. After listening to Beethoven play a few piano pieces, Mozart said excitedly: "Everyone, please pay attention to this young man. He will win praise from the world in the near future!" Mozart also promised to give Beethoven lessons. Unfortunately, Beethoven's mother died suddenly two months later. In this regard, Beethoven's father became depressed and drank all day long. Beethoven had to shoulder the burden of supporting the family and returned to his original opera house as a pianist.

At the age of 19, when the Great March broke out in France, Beethoven passionately wrote the chorus "Who is the Free Man" to express his desire for freedom and democracy. Later, Beethoven met Duke Lichnovsky through someone's introduction. He admired Beethoven's talent and accepted him as a musical servant. Beethoven soon captivated the Viennese people with his improvisational piano playing. His musical melody was sometimes like a trickle of water, sometimes like a stormy sea, sometimes like a bird singing and a chicken crowing, sometimes like a storm. Someone once commented that Beethoven's improvisations are "full of life and beauty."

I want to seize fate by the throat

At the age of 30, Beethoven fell in love with a Countess Juliet. Chichardi, but her father thought that Beethoven was of low birth, so he betrothed his daughter to a count. This gave Beethoven great mental stimulation. It is said that his famous song "Für Elise" was composed during this period.

Although being broken up in love made him sad, what made him even more sad was that his ears began to become deaf. He wrote in a letter to a friend: "I live a miserable life... If I were to do other professions, it might be okay; but in my profession, this is the most terrible experience!" Beethoven Efforts were made to seek treatment, but to no avail, so he moved to the countryside of Vienna to recuperate for two years. As a result, instead of getting better, his condition worsened. Even the church bell opposite the window could no longer be heard.

In despair, Beethoven thought about death many times, but he was unwilling to pass away like this. He firmly believed that only music could save him. He wrote in a letter to a friend: "I want to hold the throat of fate and not allow it to destroy me!" Beethoven determined to engage in music creation for the rest of his life. Since then, Vienna's official concert has lost an outstanding pianist, but the world music scene has given birth to an immortal composer.

Beethoven began composing music at the age of 32. After nearly two years of hesitation and exploration, he finally created his first work with his own distinctive characteristics - "Symphony No. 3" ("Symphony No. 3"). "Eroica Symphony"), its most prominent feature is the ups and downs of the tone, sometimes calm and meditative, sometimes angry and roaring, which makes people angry. Beethoven composed the "Eroica Symphony" and originally intended it to be dedicated to Napoleon. However, when he heard the news that Napoleon was crowned emperor at Notre Dame de Paris, he was furious and angrily erased the original dedication and changed it to : "Heroic Symphony" - composed in memory of a great figure.

There is only one Beethoven

In October 1809, the French army occupied Vienna, and the Austrian aristocrats who were swayed by the French army tried to curry favor with the occupiers, including Lichnovs. Duke Key, he forced Beethoven to play the piano for the French officers, which made Beethoven intolerable. He picked up a stool and threw it at the Duke, and left the count's house that night. Before leaving, he left a note and wrote: "Duke, the reason why you became a Duke is only due to accidental birth; and the reason why I became Beethoven is because of myself. There are many Dukes now, and there will be many in the future; But there is only one Beethoven!”

Another time, when Beethoven and Goethe were walking together, they met the queen, the prince and a group of nobles. Facing them, Goethe immediately gave way, and Beethoven said frankly: "It is them who should give way, not us!" But Goethe still took off his hat and stood bowed by the roadside, while Beethoven clasped his hands behind his back, Stride forward. As a result, the prince recognized Beethoven and quickly took off his hat to greet him. His attendants also respectfully lined up on both sides to watch Beethoven pass by with their chests held high. That time, Beethoven truly felt the dignity of being a human being.

When Beethoven was 54 years old, he created the "Ninth Symphony" ("Ode to Joy"). He spent six years composing and revising this piece. On May 7, 1824, the "Ninth Symphony" was performed for the first time at the Card Theater in Vienna. Beethoven conducted the performance himself. He neither looked at the music score nor heard the slightest sound of the piano. He conducted the performance entirely from his own memory. As a result, the audience was wildly excited, bursting into enthusiastic cheers from time to time, and applauded as many as five times! Members of the royal family only applauded three times when they appeared.

Psychological analysis of Beethoven’s self-motivated personality

From a psychological point of view, the reason why Beethoven repeatedly created brilliant musical chapters under extremely difficult conditions is It has a lot to do with his self-motivated personality. The outstanding feature of self-motivated personality is that it can quickly transform the pressure in life into self-motivational motivation and obtain spiritual satisfaction through constant struggle. People with self-motivated personality are also very good at sublimating personal mental pain. They will regard every setback in life as an opportunity for personal growth, thereby tempering their personal will.

The value of Beethoven is that whenever he was frustrated in life, he would seek inner balance in music creation. For example, Beethoven composed "Für Elise" because of his broken love, he composed the "Third Symphony" ("Eroica Symphony") because of his longing for freedom, and he composed the "Ninth Symphony" ("Ode to Joy") because of his deafness. 》), his music creations are full of deep feelings about life and full of passion. His biggest saying is "I want to hold the throat of fate." He spent his life's efforts to prove to the world that he has this ability!

Beethoven's value lies in that he always looks down upon the dignitaries and does not care about himself. If you come from a humble background, you will deliberately curry favor with them. His pride is also highlighted in his music creation. The melodies he composes are as powerful as the stormy waves, as majestic as the mountains and rivers, and are full of personal characteristics.

A deaf person can write the most beautiful and exciting music chapters of mankind. This is the immortal legend of Beethoven's self-motivated personality. ;