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'''Ludwig van Beethoven''' was a German composer and pianist. His music was subversive and passionately democratic, in favor of republicanism and in opposition to the feudal order.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chris Wright|date=2020-10-25|title=The Revolutionary Beethoven|url=https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-revolutionary-beethoven|newspaper=[[Dissent Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716011303/https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-revolutionary-beethoven}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alan Woods|date=2020-12-17|title=Beethoven: man, composer and revolutionary|url=https://www.marxist.com/beethoven-man-composer-revolutionary190506.htm|newspaper=[[In Defense of Marxism]]}}</ref>
{{Infobox person|name=Ludwig van Beethoven|birth_place=Bonn, [[Electorate of Cologne]], [[Holy Roman Empire]]|birth_date=17 December 1770 (baptism)|death_date=26 March 1827 (aged 56)|death_place=Vienna, [[Austrian Empire]]|known=Classical composer|nationality=German|image=Joseph Karl Stieler's Beethoven mit dem Manuskript der Missa solemnis.jpg}}


He wanted to create a symphony based on the Napoleon's career entitled "Bonaparte" to celebrate the idea of a heroic revolutionary leader, but he became disillusioned when Napoleon declared himself Emperor in 1804.<ref>Kerman, Joseph; Tyson, Alan; Burnham, Scott G. (2001). "Ludwig van Beethoven". Oxford Music Online. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040026#omo-9781561592630-e-0000040026 doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40026]</ref>
'''Ludwig van Beethoven''' was a [[Holy Roman Empire (800–1806)|German]] composer and pianist. His music was subversive and passionately democratic, in favor of [[republicanism]] and in opposition to the feudal order.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chris Wright|date=2020-10-25|title=The Revolutionary Beethoven|url=https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-revolutionary-beethoven|newspaper=[[Dissent Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716011303/https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/the-revolutionary-beethoven}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|journalist=Alan Woods|date=2020-12-17|title=Beethoven: man, composer and revolutionary|url=https://www.marxist.com/beethoven-man-composer-revolutionary190506.htm|newspaper=[[In Defense of Marxism]]}}</ref>
 
He wanted to create a symphony based on the [[Napoleon Bonaparte|Napoleon]]'s career entitled "Bonaparte" to celebrate the idea of a heroic revolutionary leader, but he became disillusioned when Napoleon declared himself Emperor in 1804.<ref>Kerman, Joseph; Tyson, Alan; Burnham, Scott G. (2001). "Ludwig van Beethoven". Oxford Music Online. [https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040026#omo-9781561592630-e-0000040026 doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40026]</ref>


== References ==
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[[Category:Composers]]
[[Category:German composers]]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 10 October 2024

Ludwig van Beethoven
Born17 December 1770 (baptism)
Bonn, Electorate of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
Died26 March 1827 (aged 56)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
NationalityGerman
Known forClassical composer


Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. His music was subversive and passionately democratic, in favor of republicanism and in opposition to the feudal order.[1][2]

He wanted to create a symphony based on the Napoleon's career entitled "Bonaparte" to celebrate the idea of a heroic revolutionary leader, but he became disillusioned when Napoleon declared himself Emperor in 1804.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Chris Wright (2020-10-25). "The Revolutionary Beethoven" Dissent Magazine. Archived from the original.
  2. Alan Woods (2020-12-17). "Beethoven: man, composer and revolutionary" In Defense of Marxism.
  3. Kerman, Joseph; Tyson, Alan; Burnham, Scott G. (2001). "Ludwig van Beethoven". Oxford Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40026