Which musical period was Ludwig Van Beethoven from?

Answer 1

Beethoven was career spanned the periods in the arts known as the 'Age of Enlightenment' books that were published at this time included Rossou's 'The age of Man' and Voltaire found the excelled which is seen as a manifesto to the American Revelation and the French revolution. Beethoven admired for one Napoleon until he made himself an Emperor. The Age of Romanticism on the other hand followed in the footsteps of the Beethoven was career spanned the periods in the arts known as the 'Age of Enlightenment' books that were published at this time included Rossou's 'The age of Man' and Voltaire found the excelled which is seen as a manifesto to the American Revelation and the French revolution. Beethoven admired for one Napoleon until he made himself an Emperor. The Age of Romanticism on the other hand followed in the footsteps of the Revaluations of the 18th century, The period saw a rebirth of German Nationalism and a Rebirth in German art/music. The period saw a rebirth of German Nationalism and a Rebirth in German art/music.

Answer 2

Beethoven (1770-1827) was one of three composers of the Classical Period known as the Viennese School. The other two were Haydn and Mozart. However, Beethoven was the last of these three and his music more or less formed a bridge across the late Classical Period and the early Romantic Period. While much of his earlier music is clearly in the Classical tradition, his later works fit more comfortably with music that has become identified with the Romantic Period. However, realize that there is no real border between the two periods -- the musical style was a steady progression and evolution.

Answer 3

Takuwan is correct in the general outlines but wrong in many particulars.

For instance, the Baroque period is generally considered to end in 1750 with the death of Papa Bach and G.F. Handel. Classical lasts in the popular mainstream until roughly 1800, although Haydn was still composing great classical works somewhat after that.

I would go much further than Takuwan in terms of Beethoven's role in music history. He, more than perhaps any composer until Schoenberg, was directly responsible for bringing about a new period in music history, the Romantic era.

His early works, such as the piano and string trios, have some of his teacher Haydn's classical poise and ease, but at the same time, Beethoven already imbues them with sudden and startling changes of rhythm, texture, and harmony. By the time of the Erioca symphony, and the Appossionata piano sonata he has completely revolutionized musical form and has made acceptable and necessary a new level of harmonic intensity.

By the end of his life in the 1820s he was composing string quartets that would not be equaled in their modernity until the 20th century. But almost all of his other music is the foundation and basis of the Romantic period in music history. Even late Romantic composers such as Brahms looked back to Beethoven as a "giant" of music.

Beethoven was also a Romantic composer in that, unlike Mozart and Haydn, he did not consider himself a servant of the nobility and, while he relied to some extent on commissions, he was succesful in making money through publishing his own compositions and from putting on public concerts. He drew his success both from the nobility and from the bourgeois, and was fiercely independent, in line with Romantic ideals of individuality and creative genius.

Answer 4

Beethoven was born in what is considered the late Classical period and died in the early parts of the Romantic period. Often a generalization for music is this...
Baroque 1600-1700
Classical1700-1800
Romantic 1800-1900
Impressionism1890-1910...
However, these transitions are not cutthroat. Beethoven living between Classical & Romantic (1770-1827), his music is considered to be Classical with Romantic tendencies, more so Classical. Beethoven is often debated which period he belongs to more. However, he did help to bring about the Romantic period.

Hope this helps

Answer 5

Conventional wisdom says he is sort of a bridge between Classical and Romantic, though recently scholars such as Charles Rosen ("The Classical Style") tend to consider him more in the Classical period. It's interesting to hear Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique," which was premiered just a few years after Beethoven't death. As forward-looking as Beethoven was, the full-blown Romanticism of Berlioz really contrasts with Beethoven's Classicism.

Answer 6

Beethoven is considered a classical composer and lived in the classical period.
His compositions were a little 'extreme' for the time, particularly in the later part of his life and his innovative music/style was said to be the start of developing the romantic style of music. Below is one website that may be a useful read. I hope this helps.
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Lissy