MUS 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Heiligenstadt Testament, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, Cirrhosis
Document Summary
The bridge between classicism and romanticism: born in bonn, germany into a family of musicians. His father was a tenor vocalist in the chapel of the. Electoral court in bonn: at age of 17 beethoven traveled to vienna and played for. Mozart ( 1791): before his 22nd birthday he moved to vienna to study with. Haydn, and beethoven remained there for life: keyboard virtuoso, renowned for his skill at. Improvisation (for instance, in cadenzas: very popular in vienna, where the aristocrats and public supported him well; unlike haydn, he had no single patron. He supported himself through a combination of annual stipends or single gifts from members of the aristocracy; income from subscription concerts, concerts, and lessons; and proceeds from sales of his works. Beethoven composed in the styles and genres of the classical era, following the classical rules of form, harmonic relationships, etc: during his twenties, beethoven noticed the first signs of deafness, which eventually became total.
