5th Symphony

Ludwig van Beethoven is a well known musician from the Classical Era. Beethoven was born into middle class family. His father was a musician and his mother is known to be a very kind lady. Beethoven started learning music at a very young age and had his first public performance when he was 7 and a half years old. The fact that Beethoven’s music influenced many people even to this day symbolizes hope to the middle and lower class.

Of all his work, the most popular work would be the 5th Symphony, which Beethoven composed between 1804 and 1808. I like this piece of music because I am familiar with it.  i have never truely enjoyed classical music, but the tunes to the 5th symphony is very catchy and though the tone sounds serious, it has a playfulness hidden inside. We often only hear the beginning which has a very dramatic tune, but the other parts of the composition can have an upbeat tune, and it can keep my attention long enough that I won’t fall asleep. Which is what I liked the most about the composition.

I recieved some of my information from called Biography: Beethoven’s Life <http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyLudwig.html>

Also I used youtube to find the music clip.

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