The most famous is the "Three Bs": Bach, Beethoven, Brahms

Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach ( Johann Sebastian Bach,

1685-1750), one of Germany's greatest composers, was born in a musical family in Eisenach. Since the age of eighteen, he has served as music director and organist in many churches and palaces. Bach was only famous as an organist during his lifetime. It was nearly a hundred years after his death that his creations received the respect they deserved. He is a devout believer in religion and regards many Lutheran hymns and the church instrument organ as his creative materials and the core of his musical conception. However, he is also deeply influenced by the bourgeois Enlightenment thoughts, which makes his religious works clearly break through the church. The standard of music, with rich secular emotions and bold innovative spirit. Its creation is mainly based on polyphonic techniques, with rigorous conception, inner emotions, rich in philosophy and logic. On the basis of German national music, it integrates the culmination of music from the Netherlands, Italy and France since the 16th century. It is the pinnacle of the development of Baroque music. Bach's works have had an extremely profound impact on the development of modern European music, pointed out broad prospects for the progress and development of music for all mankind, and set a monument for world classical music. Therefore, Bach is called the "Father of Western Music" .

Bach’s life works are vast. His main works include: more than 200 religious and secular "cantatas", several religious "Passion", "B minor Mass", "Well-Tempered Piano Collection" ", "Collection of Creative Compositions", "Fortepiano Suite", "Unaccompanied Sonatas" for violin and cello, six "Brandenburg Concertos", four "Orchestra Suites" and a large number of organ pieces and "Fugue" written in his later years. The Art of the Book.

Beethoven

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827), one of Germany's greatest musicians. Born in a civilian family in Bonn, Germany, he showed his musical talent very early and began performing on stage at the age of eight. In 1792, he went to Vienna for further study and made rapid progress in art. Beethoven believed in harmony and admired heroes, and created a large number of outstanding works full of the flavor of the times, such as: the symphonies "Hero" and "Destiny"; the overture "Egmont"; and the piano sonatas "Pathétique" and "Moonlight" , "The Tempest", "Passion" and more. He had a rough life and never established a family. He became deaf when he was twenty-six years old and became completely deaf in his later years. He could only communicate with people through conversation books. But his lonely life did not make him silent or retreat. In the feudal restoration era when all progressive ideas were banned, he still adhered to the political belief of "freedom and equality" and worked hard for freedom and ideals through his speech and works. Scream and write the immortal masterpiece "Ninth Symphony". His works were influenced by the Enlightenment Movement of the 18th century and the German Sturm und Drang movement. They have distinctive personalities and have developed greatly compared with their predecessors. In terms of musical performance, he touched almost all music genres at that time; greatly improved the expressive power of the piano, giving it a symphonic dramatic effect; and made the symphony an important music form that directly reflects social changes. Beethoven gathered the culmination of classical music and at the same time opened up the path for music in the Romantic period. He played a decisive role in the development of world music and was revered as the "Saint of Music".

Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), the last composer of German classicism, was born in a musical family in Hamburg . In his early years, he learned piano from Gosser and Maxon, and made many friends throughout his life. He was especially appreciated and supported by the Schumanns and Joachim. He was a composer who valued both creation and performance. Brahms's works have both classical techniques and romantic spirit. He rarely uses titles. His symphonic works imitate Beethoven's grand momentum. However, his brushwork is meticulous, his emotions are changeable, and he sometimes reveals a pastoral atmosphere, which still has his own characteristics. Many of his works are world famous, and together with Bach and Beethoven, they are called the "Three Bs" in the history of German music. He attaches great importance to Austrian folk songs and has composed more than 90 arrangements; his various forms of ensembles have enhanced the status of chamber music. He also composed more than 200 songs, a number of piano pieces, theme variations, and concertos, among which the "Violin Concerto in D Major" is the most famous. His four symphonies have profound musical attainments, but are difficult to understand. Among them, "First" and "Fourth" are the most famous.

His "Hungarian Dance No. 5" is a work that is both elegant and popular.