Between 1796 and 1798, Beethoven wrote patriotic songs for Viennese militiamen fighting against Napoleon, and in 1802 he dedicated three violin sonatas to Alexander I, one of Bonaparte’s main ...

Indie folk sensation Conor Oberst used the melody to Beethoven ... of the most famous ballads of all time, Carmen freely admitted that he lifted the chords for the verse of the song from the ...

Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas together form one of the most important collections of work ... played by the wind but thought to carry the songs of those who died young and unfulfilled.

Beethoven‘s ‘Moonlight’ Sonata (aka ‘Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2’) is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written for the piano. But how did it acquire its famous ...

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Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano in total. Sonata form was the most prominent musical structure of the Classical period and is divided into three sections. The development takes all of the ...