Ludwig van Beethoven

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Romantic-era composer classical composer composer human pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven was a pioneering German composer and pianist whose works bridged the Classical and Romantic eras and profoundly shaped Western music.

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Label	Occurrences
Ludwig van Beethoven canonical	277
Beethoven	4
Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version)	1
late Beethoven	1
van Beethoven	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Romantic-era composer ⓘ classical composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ pianist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1827 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1780 ⓘ
baptismDate	1770-12-17 ⓘ
birthCountry	Germany ⓘ
birthDate	1770-12-17 ⓘ
birthPlace	Bonn ⓘ Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
burialPlace	Vienna ⓘ Währinger Ortsfriedhof (historical) ⓘ
citizenship	Austria ⓘ Electorate of Cologne ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate	1827-03-26 ⓘ
deathPlace	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Austrian Empire Vienna ⓘ
ethnicGroup	German ⓘ
familyName	Ludwig van Beethoven self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Beethoven
father	Johann van Beethoven ⓘ
genre	chamber music ⓘ choral music ⓘ concerto ⓘ opera ⓘ piano sonata ⓘ string quartet ⓘ symphony ⓘ
givenName	Ludwig ⓘ
influenced	Franz Schubert ⓘ Gustav Mahler ⓘ Hector Berlioz ⓘ Johannes Brahms ⓘ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ Richard Wagner ⓘ
influencedBy	Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ Joseph Haydn ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
knownFor	bridging the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music ⓘ expansion of the symphonic form ⓘ innovative use of form and harmony ⓘ integration of chorus and soloists into the symphony ⓘ use of cyclical themes ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
medicalCondition	deafness ⓘ progressive hearing loss ⓘ
mother	Maria Magdalena Keverich ⓘ
movement	Classical music ⓘ Romantic music ⓘ
name	Ludwig van Beethoven self-link ⓘ
notableWork	Fidelio, Op. 72 ⓘ Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 ⓘ Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" ⓘ Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" ⓘ String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 ⓘ String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 ⓘ Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" ⓘ Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 ⓘ Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" ⓘ Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 ⓘ Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence	Bonn ⓘ Vienna ⓘ
sibling	Kaspar Anton Karl van Beethoven ⓘ Johann van Beethoven ⓘ surface form: Nikolaus Johann van Beethoven
signatureWork	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" ⓘ Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	dramatic contrasts ⓘ expanded harmonic language ⓘ motivic development ⓘ
teacher	Antonio Salieri ⓘ Christian Gottlob Neefe ⓘ Johann Georg Albrechtsberger ⓘ Joseph Haydn ⓘ

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George Frideric Handel → influenced → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Ode to Joy → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Ode to Joy → melodyBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Robert Schumann → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Franz Schubert → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Richard Wagner → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Felix Mendelssohn → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Hector Berlioz → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach → influenced → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart → influenced → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Johannes Brahms → influencedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 → workOf → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" → workOf → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" → workOf → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Fidelio, Op. 72 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 → premiereConductor → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Ludwig van Beethoven (for piano version)

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" → composedBy → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Joseph Haydn → influenced → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Joseph Haydn → student → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 → composer → Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ