MUSC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sigurd, Minuet, Heiligenstadt Testament
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Composer developed individual style artistic ambition; take musician very seriously. Father also a musician, similar to mozart father is an alcoholic not much success. Beethoven also very talented didn"t become another mozart. Aristocrats supported him in the little town, seeing his talent. 1792 moved to vienna and met haydn on the train studied with haydn. In vienna, he was known as a pianist, not as a composer would have two pianists and improve audience will respond to who is better he beat all. He can hear music in his head and hear all the parts in his head. Letter: heiligenstadt testament kept to himself wanted to commit suicide and depression strong emotion; the artist as a romanticism: new idea of the artist in 19th century beethoven shapes the new conception of. In classical period artist artisan, someone skilled and music like a trade (cook paid more than haydn; bach was a servant --- a service you provide);
