Beethoven created a wide range of themes throughout his life. His important works include 9 symphonies, 1 opera, 32 piano sonatas, 5 piano concertos, multiple orchestral overtures, violin and cello sonatas, etc. Below is the success story of Beethoven that I compiled. You are welcome to share it.

Beethoven is the Caesar of Western classical music. But who knew 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 Depression 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 cure him, 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 will 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 nobles 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: "They should give way, not us!" But Goethe still took off his hat and stood by the roadside with his bow, 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 Kader 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 a self-motivating personality is that it can quickly transform the pressure in life into self-motivating motivation, and gain 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 whole life trying to prove to the world that he has this ability!

The value of Beethoven lies in the fact that he always looked down upon high-ranking officials and did not deliberately curry favor with them because of his humble background. 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.

Introduction to Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (December 16, 1770 - March 26, 1827), German composer and musician, one of the representatives of the Viennese classical music school. Beethoven's major works are dominated by nine symphonies. His representative works include Symphony No. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Symphony No. 5 in C minor "Destiny", Symphony No. 6 in F major "Pastoral", A Symphony No. 7 in D major, Symphony No. 9 in D minor "Chorus" (main theme of "Ode to Joy"), Overture "Egmont", "Leonora", Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", F Piano Sonata No. 5 in F major, "Spring" and Romance No. 2 in F major. Beethoven played a decisive role in the development of world music. He was not only the master of the classical style, but also the founder of the romantic style. As a music master, Beethoven also paid considerable attention to art songs. He was a German A pioneer in the creation of art songs, he composed more than 60 art songs with piano accompaniment throughout his life. His art songs are presented with rich expression techniques and forms, expressing emotions belonging to all mankind.

Beethoven’s influence on later generations

Beethoven’s music embodies the artistic creation achievements of previous music masters. He stands at the forefront of the times and embodies Handel’s music with new qualities. The heroic nature of Bach, the philosophical nature of Bach, developed Haydn's humorous nature, inherited the drama of Gluck's operas, and the profound lyricism of Mozart, thus creating his own unique music style.

Beethoven brought endless joy to all mankind through extremely painful music creation. Each of his masterpieces is like a beacon, making an indelible contribution to the unity and progress of all mankind.

Beethoven once said: Music should make the human spirit burst into flames.

Beethoven lived between the 1870s and the 1830s. He was a loyal practitioner of classical music and a powerful pioneer of romanticism.

Beethoven experienced ups and downs throughout his life, but the suffering and loneliness did not defeat him. He always firmly guarded his beliefs, and tenaciously followed the direction of his art despite being lonely and deaf. Proverbs, creating the pinnacle of classical and romantic music and art, unparalleled!

Ludwig van Beethoven

(1) In the development and innovation of symphonies: expanding the highly concentrated musical motives while maintaining the rigorous unity of the entire piece ; Expanded the development, making it the center of gravity to highlight the inner contradictions, power and dramatic conflicts of the work; introduced Scherzo into the third movement of the symphony, replacing the minuet with courtly elegance; and Adding the human voice to the symphony expands the expressive power of the piece.

(2) On piano sonatas: His 32 piano sonatas have made significant contributions to the structure of sonatas. They also made great contributions to the contrast of piano dynamics, dramatic factors, and color changes in different registers. It has undergone significant development, making it a work as famous as Bach's "Twelve Well-Tempered Clavier Pieces" and a work that has made outstanding contributions in the history of music.

(3) In terms of musical expression: it liberated the art of music and expressed the spiritual essence of his era. The work showed the spiritual journey from struggle to victory, from darkness to light, from suffering to joy. His melodies inherit the Haydn-style motive development technique, and absorb the affectionateness of Mozart's melodies, forming the characteristics of simplicity, roughness, simplicity, and enthusiasm.

The dynamic and imbalance caused by frequent changes, divisions and rests in rhythm, the gradual expansion of harmonic dissonance factors and the unstable range of tonality, and the intensity also forms a large amplitude. In terms of ups and downs and orchestration, he paid great attention to the role of brass and woodwinds, etc., which constituted the strong appeal of Beethoven's music and the grandeur of his masterpiece. The revolutionary elements in his music and the dramatic effect of free impulse made him a master of classical music. At the same time, he was a pioneer of romantic music and inspired the composers of romantic music in the 19th century.

Beethoven’s famous aphorisms

1. Keep working hard! Art must not only be practiced, but also penetrated deep within it. People should treat art with this attitude, it is worth doing. Because only art and science can raise people to the state of divinity.

2. Submit to the arrangement of your fate: you are destined to live only for others, not for yourself; for you, your happiness only exists in art. Oh, God, give me the strength to defeat myself!

3. People who understand music can transcend all worldly troubles.

4. Adversity is a stepping stone for geniuses, a fortune for capable people, and an abyss for the weak.

5. Love is the chord of life, not a lonely solo.

6. There are no obstacles for those who are talented and love working.

7. My art should only benefit the suffering people. Ah, what a happy moment! How happy I will be when I can come close to this!

8. After all, we people are composed of infinite spirit, and we are born to experience pain and joy. One might as well say that the most outstanding people always use pain in exchange for joy.

9. Life is so beautiful, live it forever!

10. Full of compassion, you will have eternal life; the earth will no longer exist, and time will become eternity. I hold up your hands, caress your face, and mold you into the appearance of God. Humanity and God become one, and you feel at peace and finally gain eternal life.

11. The most beautiful thing is to get close to God and spread His light in the world.

12. What supports me in adversity is morality. What keeps me from committing suicide is morality besides art.

13. I want to hold the throat of fate, and it will never make me surrender.

14. Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and all philosophy.

15. In our era, those miserable people need to be spurred with a strong heart.

16. Watching the sea alone keeps your mind away from impetuosity. This is the best leisure that an intelligent life can enjoy.

17. The most painful people often get happiness through pain.

18. Vocal music should spark the human spirit.

19. A trickle of water can eventually wear away a boulder, not because of its power, but because of its constant dripping day and night. Those skills can only be acquired through hard work and hard work.

20. Open the window of your heart, open your keen eyes, and don’t let everything go with the wind.

21. One of the great advantages of outstanding people is their perseverance in adverse and difficult encounters.

22. I would like to prove with my facts that all kind and noble people will be able to bear the suffering.

23. No matter who tells a lie, he will lose his pure heart.

24. I must restrain the throat of fate, and it will never make me surrender.

25. Being able to remain steadfast in difficult times is the extraordinary quality of a truly admirable person.

26. Loneliness is my belief.

27. The basis of friendship lies in the greatest similarity in the hearts and souls of two people.

28. Don’t waste your life lazily.

29. Ugliness walks through the path of desire, tempting many people to follow it. Virtue pursues a precipitous path, less alluring to human beings.

30. Suffering is the teacher of life. Through suffering, toward joy.