Focusing on Music

5 years after mother’s death returns to Vienna

Composed: Opus 1, Trios for piano Toured Budpest Concert in Vienna

New Challenges

Announcement of hearing loss Deep depression Hides away in Heiligenstadt

Opera House

1801 composes for an opera house 1803 new work heard Oratorio and Christus am Olberg

Sucess

Third Symphony Triple Concerto Opus56 Sonatats opus 53 Opus 54

Health Crisis

First signs of liver disease drive him to compose more.

Sonata for Pianoforte in C minor Opus 111

Near the End of Beethoven

Adopted son’s attempted sucicide Brother battle Traveling to Vienna

Beethoven’s Death

Made will, leaving everything to adopted son

Passed away on March 26, 1827 Funeral two days after death in Vienna

Composition History of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

1804-1808 Mid-thirties Most famous piece of classical music Most played throughout the world

Beethoven’s 5th Symphony

http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/ludwig-van-beethoven/album/beethoven-music-collection/track/beethoven---5th-symphony

Composition History of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

1822-1824 Towards end of life Theme brotherhood First preformed May 7, 1824

Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/various-artists/album/labor-day-usa/track/beethovens-9th-symphony

Bibliography

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Sinnott, Joe. "Beethoven, Ludwig Van." Composer Biographies . Macmillan Publisher Ltd. Web. 6 Oct 2013. <www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/beethoven.html>.

Viegas, Jennifer. Beethoven's World . 1st ed. New York, New York : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2008. Print.