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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…creative pressure; he faced the slow and terrifying loss of his hearing. And yet, during the very years his deafness worsened, he wrote some of his most powerful works. Beethoven’s…
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Sora Watanabe Performs Beethoven’s Für Elise at 5 Years Old
Sora, a 5-year-old pianist, dreams of becoming famous worldwide. Follow her journey on Instagram: sora_watanabe_piano.
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Richard Wagner
…boy, leading him to participate in numerous performances. Wagner’s aptitude for music surfaced during his schooling years in Dresden. Despite an initial struggle with piano scales, Wagner’s passion for musical…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…expressing his deep love and longing for her. The Twilight Years: The Symphony Continues Beethoven’s later years were marked by a rapid decline in his health and worsening deafness. However,…
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Johannes Brahms
…in his later works. Years of Fame: The Peak of his Musical Journey (1876-1890) The years of fame began for Brahms in the 1870s when he became the principal conductor…
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Aaron Copland
…best score. Later Years and Legacy In his later years, Copland slowed his work as a composer and began to focus on conducting. He toured extensively, conducting live performances and…
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Béla Bartók
…the world of music from a very early age. By the time he was four years old, Bartók could already play 40 different pieces on the piano. Recognizing his natural…
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Franz Liszt
…Years In 1833, Liszt met Comtesse Marie d’Agoult, whose love and support inspired his musical creations. Over the next few years, Liszt’s reputation as a concert pianist skyrocketed. His concerts…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…Prague. Both operas are considered among Mozart’s most important works and continue to be mainstays of the operatic repertoire today. Later Years and Final Works Mozart’s later years were marked…
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
…Years and Legacy In the later years of his life, Rachmaninoff’s health started to decline. In 1942, he relocated to Beverly Hills, California, where he spent the final months of…
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Joseph Haydn
…unique blend of Baroque intricacy and Classical elegance. In his middle years, Haydn’s music became more individualistic, reflective of the ‘Sturm und Drang’ (storm and stress) style characterized by emotional…
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Jean Sibelius
…where he honed his composition skills under the guidance of renowned musicians such as Albert Becker, Karl Goldmark, and Robert Fuchs. These years of rigorous training significantly shaped his compositional…
