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Worksheet 2.6 - Meet the composers (3) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - German Classical/Romantic Era Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, to Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena Keverich. Although Beethoven's exact birth date is not known, his family celebrated it on December 16. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the world's greatest composers. He wrote many symphonies, overtures, and pieces for piano and other instruments. He started studying the piano and violin when he was 4 years old. His father, a singer, as his first teacher. But he was not a good teacher. He beat his son and punished him to him practice. Sometimes when his father came home late after becoming drunk, he would awaken Ludwig and make him practice until morning. When he was 10 years old, he started taking lessons from Christian Neefe. His new teacher was very patient with him and he began to do well. He wrote his first composition (song) when he was 11. When he was 12, his teacher let him direct the orchestra part of the time. When he was 22, he moved to Vienna and studied with Joseph Haydn. Haydn insisted his student write "pupil of Haydn" at the top of each song he wrote. Beethoven became tired of giving Haydn credit for his songs and quit studying with him. Most composers at this time were hired by people to write music, and they were told what kind of music to write. Beethoven, however, was treated as a friend, not an employee. He wrote the kind of music he wanted to write. He could play the piano very well and began to play at parties and to give concerts around Europe. When he needed an orchestra, he used a big orchestra. He even used some of the instruments in the orchestra to sound like birds in the forest. He liked taking long walks during the day. During these walks he planned his music. He would make notes in a notebook. Then in the evening after dinner, he would write music from about 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. He followed the same routine every day. If he was dining out and didn't have his notebook with him, he wrote on the back of a menu. Once he even wrote on a window shade. He worked on a composition until it was just right. Sometimes it took years, but it was perfect when he finished it. Beethoven began to lose his hearing when he was in his 20's. He became very suspicious of people and hard to get along with. But he was still able to hear the songs in his mind and write them down. One story recalls that after conducting the premiere of his Ninth Symphony he had to be turned around to see the overwhelming applause of the audience. He did not get along with his two brothers. When his brother Karl died, Beethoven took his 9 year-old son to raise. It was an unhappy time for the child and his uncle. The boy rebelled against him and caused him a lot of grief. In 1826 he caught a cold. It developed into pneumonia and he died. The world lost a great composer, but his music lives on today. You will enjoy listening to themes from some of his works. Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular pieces are his Fifth Symphony, Für Elise for piano solo and his Ninth Symphony which includes the melody Ode to Joy. He is remembered as an important composer in the transitional period between the Classical Era and Romantic Era in music and continues to be one of the most famous and influential composers of all time. ACTIVITIES: 1. Underline all the regular verbs written in past tense and repeat the pronunciation 2. Add ten words for the vocabulary - ________________________________________ - Grief pena - ________________________________________ - Hire contratar - ________________________________________ - Routine rutina, hacer lo mismo - ________________________________________ - Shade persiana - ________________________________________ - Get along llevarse bien - ________________________________________ - Deaf sordo - ________________________________________ - Treat (ed) tratar, ser tratado como- ________________________________________ - Raise - aumentar /cuidar un familiar - ________________________________________ - Develop Desarrollar / contraer una enfermedad - ________________________________________ 3. Match the sentences Ludwig van Beethoven wrote many while he took long walks He began studying the piano and violin he was twelve years old He first directed an orchestra when he became suspicious of people Because he played the piano well continued to write music He planned his music in his head symphonies, overtures, and pieces for piano Sometimes it took him years Beethoven played at parties and gave concert When he began to lose his hearing when he was eleven years old Even after he was deaf, Beethoven when he was four years old Beethoven wrote his first composition to complete a composition

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Worksheet 2.6 - Meet the composers (3) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - German Classical/Romantic Era Composer

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22.. AAdddd tteenn wwoorrddss ffoorr tthhee vvooccaabbuullaarryy -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- GGrriieeff –– ppeennaa -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- HHiirree –– ccoonnttrraattaarr -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- RRoouuttiinnee –– rruuttiinnaa,, hhaacceerr lloo mmiissmmoo -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- SShhaaddee –– ppeerrssiiaannaa -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- GGeett aalloonngg –– lllleevvaarrssee bbiieenn -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- DDeeaaff –– ssoorrddoo -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- TTrreeaatt ((eedd)) –– ttrraattaarr,, sseerr ttrraattaaddoo ccoommoo…… -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- RRaaiissee -- aauummeennttaarr //ccuuiiddaarr uunn ffaammiilliiaarr -- ________________________________________________________________________________

-- DDeevveelloopp –– DDeessaarrrroollllaarr // ccoonnttrraaeerr uunnaa eennffeerrmmeeddaadd -- ________________________________________________________________________________

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BBeeeetthhoovveenn wwrroottee hhiiss ffiirrsstt ccoommppoossiittiioonn to complete a composition

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4. Ludwig van Beethoven Test

1. Beethoven was one of the world’s greatest _____.

A. poets

B. writers

C. artists

D. composers

2. When he was four years old he began studying _____

A. piano and violin

B. harpsichord and viola

C. violin and flute

D. piano and trombone

3. His first teacher was _____.

A. Handel

B. Mozart

C. his father

D. his mother

4. To make Beethoven practice he _____.

A. bribed him

B. beat him and locked him up

C. talked kindly to him

D. threatened to ground him

5. His father was cruel because he _____.

A. was worried about finances

B. had been abused as a child

C. was an alcoholic

D. had too many children

6. Beethoven’s new teacher was _____.

A. very patient with him

B. just like his old teacher

C. young and pretty

D. not a very good teacher

7. Beethoven wrote his first song when

he was _____ years old.

A. fifteen

B. eight

C. eleven

D. eighteen

8. He conducted an orchestra for the first time at

age_____

A. ten

B. sixteen

C. seventeen

D. twelve

9. In Vienna he studied with _____.

A. Mozart

B. Haydn

C. Schubert

D. Brahms

10. He stopped studying with that composer because

the composer _____.

A. could teach him nothing new

B. charged too much

C. wanted all the credit for himself

D. became easily angered

11. Beethoven was different from other composers

because _____.

A. he wrote the kind of music he liked

B. he was taller

C. he could sing better

D. he wrote exactly what people wanted

12. He played the _____ at parties and concerts in

Europe.

A. flute

B. piano

C. harpsichord

D. violin

13. He liked using a _____.

A. string orchestra

B. quintet

C. very large orchestra

D. small orchestra

14. On long walks during the day he _____.

A. prayed a lot

B. watched the birds

C. studied the trees

D. planned the music he would write

15. One time he wrote some notes on _____.

A. the palm of his hand

B. the bark of a tree

C. a window shade

D. a tablecloth

16. When he wrote a composition he wanted it to _____.

A. have only a few mistakes in it

B. please everyone

C. sound like his other compositions

D. be perfect

17. When he became deaf he _____.

A. became suspicious of people

B. stopped writing music

C. cried a lot

D. went to live with his brother

18. Beethoven raised his nephew when _____.

A. his sister became ill

B. the boy ran away from home

C. the family fell on hard times

D. his brother died

19. Beethoven died of _____.

A. a gunshot wound

B. tuberculosis

C. pneumonia

D. deafness

20. A long musical composition for a full orchestra is

called _____.

A. a symphony

B. an overture

C. an elegy

D. an opera