Music writing

     Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and a pianist. He is still one of the most respected composers of Western music.      Beethoven was born in Bonn, and his musical talent was at a very early age. Beethoven was the grandson of Ludwig van Beethoven (same name, i know), born in 1712. He was also a musician but from the town of Mechelen who had moved to Bonn at the age of 21. Ludwig, Beethoven's grandpa was a bass singer at the court. He eventually became a Kapellmeister, which is a music director. Ludwig had a son Johann (Beethoven's dad), who worked as a tenor.      He was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven first. Beethoven was trained later on by Tobias Friedrich Pfieffer on the piano. He was then taught by Franz Rovantini, who helped him with playing the violin and viola, and Franz Anton Ries for the violin only. Johann was concerned abou...

     A bagatelle is a piece of music mostly for the piano and has a light, mellow character. The word bagatelle means "a short unpretentious instrumental composition". Although bagatelles are generally written for solo piano, they have also been written for piano four hands, harpsichord, harp, organ, classical guitar, vibraphone, unaccompaniedx oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, various chamber music configurations, orchestra, band, voice, piano, and an acappella choir.       The earliest use of the name "bagatelle" for a musical work was by François Couperin, in his tenth harpsichord order (1717), in which a rondeau is titled "Les bagatelles.”  You probably might not know this, but Für Elise is a bagatelle! OTHER BAGATELLES: Bela Bartok Op. 6, Set of 14 Francois Shubert No. 9, The Bee If you know the piano, you can try to play this Bagatelle! Copyright 1999-2006 Virtual Sheet Music, Inc (In the picture)

     A Sarabande is a harmony composed for a dance, or music in dance.       Many people think it evolved from a Spanish dance or in Central America with Arab influences, but we do not know where it originally came from yet. The Sarabande was first mentioned in a 1593 poem, Vida y Tiempo de Maricastaña, written in Panama by Fernando de Guzmán Meja. It was designed to be danced with couples and castanets.       The Sarabande was popular during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries – then spread to Italy and France where it became a lento court dance. In the eighteenth century, it was mostly in Baroque dance suites. Composers like J.S Bach and Handel used the Sarabande theme. It was also commonly followed by a Jig or Gigue.       Conventionally used with the emphasis on the second beat, mostly in triple meter. It was used in 3/8 and other triple meters like 6/4. The Sarabande was disliked the Jesuit priest Juan ...