Inisiasi 1/2014.

Reading II

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1. Based on the passage, who was the first composer before Beethoven? The first
composer before Beethoven was Mozart
2. How long has Beethovens creation been written? The beethovens creation
has been written since 200 years ago.
3. Who helped Beethoven to be one of foremost pianist of his time? Someone
who helped Beethoven to be one of foremost pianist of his time was his
teacher named Hayden.
4. Where did Beethoven make his money from? He made money from concerts,
music and conducting
5. When did Beethoven stop performing? Why? By 1811 he had stopped
performing because his deafness became too sever
6. In what age did Beethoven die? He died at the age of 57

The Life And Heartaches Of Ludwig Van Beethoven

If you turn on the TV in any country in the world, and listen for a while, you will hear
a bit of Beethoven played. OK it may be a parody of it in a soap opera but the tunes
written 200 years ago are still good today.

If you get Classic music from the UK on FM and the net you will know that every
Easter a poll is taken of the 2 million or so listeners who decide which are the top
300 classical pieces of music that people want to listen to. Ludwig van Beethoven
came second this year, with Mozart first. He would have been pleased if he was still
alive, of course, because Mozart was his original inspiration. Mozart, despite the fact
that he died at a much younger age, was a prodigious composer. Rather like Bach he
could knock out a sonata before dinner-time or a whole quartet in a few days (when
pressed). Beethoven, on the other hand really grafted hard to put together something
new in the musical community. He would often, particularly in more complex music,
have many draft ideas written down before finalising orchestration, which could take
months.

Beethoven, once he was able to get away from his family, went about things in a
different way from his mentors. (Hayden, his teacher, helped him to be one of the
foremost pianists of his time, the forte-piano being a newly invented instrument
whose refinements lead to the pianoforte we know today).

Ludwig van Beethoven became a known name in music at the time. He was one of the
first independent composers, making his money from concerts, music and
conducting, rather than from the patronage that many previous successful composers
enjoyed (or worked very hard to keep). However his music inspired several people
over his life to sponsor him both before and after his deafness created new problems.
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Money was difficult at times purely because he would spend whatever he had and
either hope for more or have to work very hard for it. During his several depressive
periods a shortage of money could not have helped.

After a spell of, perhaps understandable, depression at his deafness he studied hard to
be able to keep composing. He was familiar with Bachs keyboard works, and having
studied composition and counterpoint with Handel, he went ahead to change music, in
its classical form, into new music for the 19th Century.

His music is generally thought by music critics nowadays to be the transition between
the classical and romantic genres, but of course these apparently sacrosanct terms
belie the truth. Beethoven gave to other composers the ability to develop music for the
new century whilst giving his audience something to really enjoy. Some of his later
works could not really be called romantic perhaps? Different though.

Early works, if not known by the listener, could be confused with Hayden and Mozart,
but his middle period showed a vast development of the symphony as well as his
technique on the piano (an instrument still in its comparative infancy), whilst at the
same time taking music for small ensembles such as quartets and sonatas to new
heights.

By 1811 he had stopped performing, his deafness being too severe, but his genius and
musically technical brilliance did not in any way prevent his composing ability. He
was able to hear the music in his head and his mind. He even went on in his late
period to compose new styles of music which were greeted with great accolade by
contemporary composers, although initially less so by some of his audiences, perhaps
because they did not appreciate the subtleties of these new forms. This would come
later.

This great composer, and indeed Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the truly Great
composers of all time, died at the age of 57 after a lifetime of illness and during a
thunderstorm. If you listen to his music you may consider this an appropriate finale to
a somewhat tempestuous life.

20,000 people turned up for his funeral in Vienna, his home of choice.
http://www.articlesofnote.com/ludwig-van-beethoven-von-beethoven-.php

Good Luck!
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Dari Kiri ke kanan

Belakang: Agus Riyanto, Yudi Effendi, Rahmat Budiman, Hasanuddin, dan Djoko
Rahardjo
Depan: Karnedi, Widyasari, Siti Era Mardiani, Afriani, dan Setyo Kuncoro