Quick Facts
- Born in Germany, lived most of his life in Austria
- Played piano and violin
- Father treated him badly and forced him to practice for long hours
- Father wanted him to become a child prodigy like Mozart
- Became deaf in his late 40’s
- Composed 9 symphonies (piece of music played by an orchestra)
- Two famous symphonies = No. 5 and No. 9
- No. 9 includes Ode to Joy
- Composed Für Elise, written for the piano
- Added more instruments to the orchestra than composers before him
- Used more emotions in his music than composers before him
- Classical Period = style of music that Mozart wrote in (before Beethoven)
- Ushered in the Romantic Period
Poster / Worksheets / Assessment
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PowerPoint
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Books
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See also
YouTube
Fifth Symphony – Listening Examples
These are great YouTube videos of Beethoven’s 5th below. It’s impressive to think how important this piece is that it is so often reproduced!
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- Beethoven Poster, Emotions Worksheet, Beethoven Crossword, Word Search & Assessment
- Beethoven PowerPoint
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Ooh Beth
Fabulous ! I’ve recently become Music Lead in my Primary School, although I can read treble clef and have a love of music – delivery of music lessons has been a steep learning curve
Finding and joining your website is like having an early birthday – joy