BEETHOVEN (Beethoven 51765)

BEETHOVEN (Beethoven 51765)

Composer: Ludwig von Beethoven
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: Ludwig von Beethoven

A giant in the history of music, Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Bonn, Germany, 1770; d. Vienna, Austria, 1827) progressed from early musical promise to worldwide, lasting fame. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished viola and organ player, but he became famous primarily because of his compositions, including nine symphonies, eleven overtures, thirty piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, the Mass in C, and the Missa Solemnis. He wrote no music for congregational use, but various arrangers adapted some of his musical themes as hymn tunes; the most famous of these is ODE TO JOY from the Ninth Symphony. Although it would appear that the great calamity of Beethoven's life was his loss of hearing, which turned to total deafness during the last… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BEETHOVEN (Beethoven 51765)
Composer: Ludwig von Beethoven
Incipit: 51765 43234 33257
Copyright: Public Domain

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)
Page Scan

Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #86

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us